NATIONNAL POLYTECHNIC BAMENADA SENDS OUT 2OOO LAURETES-CELEBRATES AFILIATIONS.

GRANDAUNTS AT THE N.PB 5TH CONVOCATION

National polytechnic Bamenda has graduated some 2000 students at the higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor of Technology levels. The certificates were conferred on the laureates by the VCs of the affiliated universities and National Polytechnic officials Saturday March 28 at the Amphitheatre 1000 of the institution.

The student’s haven completed a two and three years course in the HND and degree levels respectively at the NPBs nine schools of business, finance and management, engineering and technology, maritime, Home economics, tourism and hospitality and management, journalism and media, medical  and biomedical sciences, law, education and agriculture and vertinery sciences, were all awarded certificates at HND and degrees.

Addressing the academic family that turned out Marched 28th for the 5^th convocation of NPB was Michael yuh Ayeah. Representing the governing council of the Yong Educational Establishments (YEE), Michael yuh appreciated the efforts of all mentoring universities of Buea, Dschang and of recent University of Bamenda describing such a collective effort as a timely gesture to give Cameroonians a sound education.”I call on all of you laureates of NPB today to take your HND and degrees as a steeping stone in the pursuit of your academic pursuit in an era of competitiveness” he added.

In his convocation address, the rector of the institution, Dr Asongwe Taboh saluted the fruitful partnership with the Universities Of Buea, Dschang and Bamenda and announced the effective realisation of projects envisaged by the founder like inauguration of a food technology and hospitality laboratory, libraries, the putting in place of a Mesume, modern administrative blog and the envisaging of a medical school.”Considering these achievements and those in the pipeline, NPB needs the unflinching support of our mentoring universities now more than ever” intimated the rector. To the graduating students, the rector enjoined the laureates to see their graduation from NPB as a modest beginning in their academic journey and to enter the job market with open mines and with the alertness of learning new things.

Chaired by the secretary general at the NW governors office, Mono Absalum Wulua,The vice chancellors of the University of Buea, Professor Nalova Pouline Egbe who was much favoured at the convocation ceremony for her important role in engaging  partnership with her university, that of the university of Bamenda, professor Tafah Edukad Edward and the representative of the rector of the university of Dschang, all congratulated the students and staff of NPB on their brilliant performance and convoked the laureates to take the next step, define their goals in life, shun individualism and not to pile their certificates but put them into judicious use and contribute their quota to nation building just like the founder of the institution, the late Pa Yong Francis.

In his academic discuss, the mayor of kumbo council, Donatus Njong belaboured on the decentralisation process in Cameroon, dissecting how if a reality, through councils, young graduates can be of potential use to the councils and the community.

In his valedictory speech, Francis Mbah Foh,2015 best graduating student scoring a grade point average(GPA) of 3.60,speaking on behalf of the grandaunts showered praise and appreciation to the authorities that be for giving them the opportunity to study at NPB. Clotilda Mankah Ngwa, Victory Diangha, graduting as journalist and a banker pledge their total commitment in the job openings that waits them in the job market.

Immediately after the conferment of the certificates on the laureates, thousands of relatives, friends and visitors stormed the ceremonial ground with bouquets of flours stimulating a wave of fanfare and conviviality that verberated to the nukes and carnies and night clubs of  Bamenda.