My investments will be on Christians – PCC Moderator

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, Right Reverend Samuel Fonki, has stated that more of the church’s investments during his tenure as the spiritual leader of the PCC will be focused on Christians.

Fonki made the remark to the press in Kumba recently, shortly after inaugurating the first ever vehicle testing centre in the metropolis.

The occasion equally witnessed the participation of officials of the Ministry of Transport that gave the go ahead for the vehicle testing centre to be constructed.

The Moderator was reacting to questions on where the church authority may be heading to, after putting in place a centre to test the road-worthiness of vehicles.

He told reporters that, over the years, the church has directed its resources on health, infrastructure and other physical aspects, recording huge success, but, for now, more of the resources will be invested on stepping up the spiritual level of Christians.

Before now, the Moderator said the vehicle testing centre will make complete repair works and would be the contribution of the church in curbing road accidents. This, Fonki pointed out, will be done through ensuring the road-worthiness of vehicles.

Mentioning the contribution, the centre will bring in terms of job creation, the PCC boss challenged the Meme administration, opinion leaders and the Government to ensure that vehicle owners make use of the centre.

Southwest Regional Delegate for Transport, Ivo Vevanje, who represented the Minister at the ceremony, remarked that the vehicle testing centre will heighten the war against road accidents embarked on by the Government.

Vevanje saw in the Presbyterian Technical Service, PRESTECH, a social partner that has helped shorten the distance car owners ply to Ombe for their automobiles to be tested.

The Delegate cautioned that the centre should be judiciously managed so that generations after now will benefit from the service.

Meme 2nd Assistant Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, Nelson Yongkhuma, said the action of the PCC only comes to make life better, given that, the state of most vehicles is responsible for numerous road accidents.

Yongkhuma averred that the vehicle testing centre will solve the problem of vehicle owners always dodging road safety officials. He urged the population to support the initiative for a lasting impact.

The centre, which comprises of rollers linked to electronic computer screens, reads into the system of a vehicle automatically, as it rolls past, while a receipt is printed out automatically.