Mayor Suila Aruna Kidze: Visionary at the helm of Nkum Council

Simplicity, sincerity, personal integrity, humility and courteousness are some of the qualities that can propel a man to unimaginable heights.

The Mayor of Nkum Council in Bui Division of the North West Region, SuilaAruna has a prescribed amount of these qualities and holds them close to his heart.

These qualities are his assets which many say propelled him to the top job of managing Nkum Council, one of the biggest councils in the North West region.

“Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal-avoid putting yourself before others and you become a leader among men”. This famous quote from Lao Tzu is Mayor SuilaAruna’s formula for success.

His simplicity comes from the fact that he is more a man of action than a man of words. He would prefer not to initiate an action than to initiate and leave it half way. This explains why almost all of the projects under is reign have been a resounding success.

Everywhere he has visited ever since he was elected mayor, he has been noted for this character mannerism. Aruna’s simplicity at times makes him teach by example. If he thinks his colleague, collaborator and or someone in the municipality do not understand him, he would demonstrate by example. This is a rare quality to find in today’s elected officials.

SuilaAruna is more of a practical politician who can fit squarely in private and productive enterprise than in routine political work. His blood flows constantly with ideas. To understand this one must revisit his political career to see where he is coming from: After graduating from the then University of Yaounde in flying colours, SuilaAruna took up politics.

He was elected councilor and that same year, he was elected by his peers as 2nd Deputy Mayor of the then Kumbo Rural Council. He was not only the youngest councilor but was very instrumental in accompanying development process. When the then Kumbo Rural council was named Nkum council, and its headquarter moved to Taum, SuilaAruna also moved the ladder to the position of 1st Deputy Mayor.

After several years deputizing, he was elected Mayor in 2013. When he came to power he said the development of farm to market roads, health facilities, and construction of schools as well as provision of potable water will constitute his priorities.