SDF to construct permanent secretariat at last

Preparations for the 25th anniversary of the Main opposition party in Cameroon the Social Democratic Front, SDF was the focus of the National Executive Council, NEC meeting in Bamenda.

Senators, Members of parliament, Mayors and Councilors and other NEC members gathered around party Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi to re-examine the party’s 25 years history and make projections.

The special committee charge with preparing the anniversary presented a report on the acquisition of land for the construction of the SDF Secretariat in view of the silver jubilee.

The party’s National Executive Committee also discussed salient issues affecting the welfare of the nation particularly the terrorist threats from the Islamist terrorist sect Boko Haram and Ebola. SDF strongly condemned Boko Haram incursions in the country. Party authorities questioned what Boko Haram really wants in Cameroon when the group claims to be fighting western education in Nigeria. NEC resolved to dispatch a delegation to meet Nigerian authorities and discuss ways of checking the jihadists.

Relating to the Ebola outbreak, SDF bigwigs also hold that instead of closing borders the government should deploy trained and equipped medical units to main entry points to identify, isolate and treat any suspected cases attempting to enter the country.

The Party’s Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi sounded it loud that the threats from Boko Haram, the Ebola virus, cholera and economic malaise, required a special resolution from the SDF.

Ni John Fru Ndi, decried that it will be irresponsible for SDF to give a deaf ear to the horrors and dungeons of Boko Haram and Ebola Virus in Africa.

The National Executive Committee also delved on party discipline. In this light, the District Chairman of SDF Menchum, Rex Ngong was dismissed for having assaulted the SDF MP for Menchum North Ndong Larry Hills.

Meanwhile another rebellious District chairman, Tanjong Martin was replaced for having gone against the party’s instruction by forcefully standing as the party’s new Mayor of Tubah after the September 30 3013 elections.

The meeting also unveiled some reports on Human rights, information on the hosting of the common wealth parliamentary association of Cameroon and a report of the recent US Africa heads of States Summit in Washington DC.