Hon. Njong takes parliamentary largess to the grassroots
Hon.
NjongEvaristus, Member of Parliament for Boyo constituency has supported
development endeavours in some eight communities in Njinikom subdivision to the
tune of FCFA 2.3M. This follows a three days parliamentary tour that he
undertook to the villages recently. The MP visited Iso, Yang, Tninifoinbi, Balikumato,
Muloin, Kikfuini, Bobong and Asuchu to size up the development challenges of
the population and boost their efforts.
Almost
similar problems were presented to the parliamentarian at each of his stops;
lack of portable water, electricity, health facilities, poor roads,
insufficient infrastructure in schools and the need for farm inputs to increase
agricultural productivity.
Hon. Njong who responded to the preoccupations with financial support for the various village prioritised projects said he would have done more but for the fact that what the government gives them as micro project grants become largely insufficient to take care of the numerous development needs of the population at the grassroots. , He stated that it becomes very difficult for him as the people’s representatives to distribute the FCFA 8M given him each year to take care of two subdivisions(Njinikom and Fundong) covering over 70 villages.
Hon. Njong who responded to the preoccupations with financial support for the various village prioritised projects said he would have done more but for the fact that what the government gives them as micro project grants become largely insufficient to take care of the numerous development needs of the population at the grassroots. , He stated that it becomes very difficult for him as the people’s representatives to distribute the FCFA 8M given him each year to take care of two subdivisions(Njinikom and Fundong) covering over 70 villages.
“This
year we had a huge budget projection of over FCFA 3700 billion and we are not
very comfortable that we came home with less than FCFA 1 billion for the whole division.
Even if you are in my position you will understand that our development needs
are just too many and FCFA 747M for the division is not enough for that. But I
make sure that what I bring home as micro project money trickles down to the
population nor matter how small it is” Hon. Njong said.
He said instead of government giving each
parliamentarian that meagre sum, she could rather buy heavy duty equipment
which will be used in opening up more roads as this will assist farmers in
evacuating their farm produce. He used his tour to also appreciate what the
council was doing at its own level to carry out some projects even with the
very limited resources in order to help the population.
The
MP used his tour to strongly condemn the activities of the terrorist sect Boko
Haram calling on the population to be on the watch out. He told parents to take
care of their children and to be aware of the type of things they do. “ We are
also calling on government to engage more projects in favour of the youths to
reduce the temptation of them being recruited as members of this terrorist
group” he added.
Hon.
Njong announced the second phase of his parliamentary tour in Njinikom and
Fundong after the March session of parliament.
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