Biya gov't shake up: Female ministers increase to 10

President Paul Biya in the cabinet reshuffle, increased the number of women in the government from nine to 10.

Three new female Ministers were appointed. They include Nguene nee Kendeck Pauline Irene as Minister of Social Affairs, Mbah Acha nee Fomundam Rose Ngwari who until last Friday was the President of the Administrative Court in Bamenda, North West Region as new Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of the Supreme State Audit Office and Libom Li Likeng Mendomo Minette, who until then was the Director General of Customs, the new Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.

Biya in the cabinet shakeup sacked Bakang Mbock Catherine who was Minister of Social Affairs and Ama Tutu Muna who was Minister of Arts and Culture.

With the three new-comers, female ministers in Cameroon now include: Koung a Bessike Jacqueline, Minister of State Property, Survey and Land Tenure; Youssouf Hadidja Alim, Minister of Basic Education; Abena Ondoa nee Obama Marie-Therese, Minister of Women’s Empowerment and the Family; Tchuinte Madeleine, Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation; Nguene nee Kendeck Pauline Irene as Minister of Social Affairs; Mbah Acha nee Fomundam Rose.

Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of the Supreme State Audit Office; Libom Li Likeng Mendomo Minette, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications; Ananga Messina nee Beyene Clementine Antoinette, Minister Delegate in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Dibong nee Biyong Marie Rose, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development; and finally Koulsoumi Aladji epouse Boukar, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.

In all, Biya dismissed 12 ministers in the cabinet reshuffle. Besides Ama Tutu Muna and Bakang Mbock earlier mentioned, 10 male ministers were sacked.

They include: Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo who was Minister of External Relations; Robert Nkili of Transport Ministry; Adoum Garoua of Sports and Physical Education; Patrice Amba Salla former Minister of Public Works; Essimi Menye of Agriculture and Rural Development; Emmanuel Bonde of Mines, Industry and Technological Development.

Also sacked were Louis Bapes Bapes of Secondary Education; Biyiti bi Essam Jean Pierre of Posts and Telecommunications, Hans Nyetam Nyetam, former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Works and Pierre Titi, Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Finance.

Six other ministers were merely transferred to other ministries. They are Eyebe Ayissi Henri who moved from Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of the Supreme State Audit Office to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Louis Paul Motaze returned to the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development from the Prime Minister’s Office where he was Secretary General; Bidoung Mkpatt Pierre moved from Youth and Civic Education to the his former Ministry of Sports and Physical Education; and Nganou Djoumessi Emmanuel left Economy, Planning and Regional Development to the Ministry of Public Works.

Mebe Ngo’o Edgard Alain was transferred from Defence to the Ministry of Transport and Mounouna Foutsou was promoted from the post of Secretary of State at the Ministry of Secondary Education to the post of Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education.