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New Deputy General Manager of CNRPH: Competence at the service of the Nation.
New Deputy General Manager of CNRPH: Competence at the service of the Nation. (Photo of Douglas Achingale)
Douglas Achingale is a well-known and respected person on many fields – notably social work, journalism and creative writing. His appointment on Tuesday July 16, 2019 (three days to his birthday0 by President Paul Biya as Deputy General Manager of the Cardinal Emile Leger National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (CNRPH) is well merited and did not come as a surprise at least to many who know Douglas, popularly known as ‘Lord Havoc’.
The new Deputy General Manager of CNRPH has a sound academic background and continues yearning to drink from the fountain of knowledge. He is currently a PhD candidate in in British Literature in the University of Yaounde I. Born on July 19, 1967 of parents from Lebialem and Ndian Divisions of the South West Region, Douglas obtained his GCE Ordinary Level Certificate in 1985 from Frank Harcourt Secondary School Kumba and then proceeded to Baptist High School Buea where he got his Advanced Level Certificate in 1987. He continued to the then University of Yaounde and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Language and Literary Studies. Four years later, Douglas gained admission into the National advanced school of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) Yaounde and was trained as a social welfare administrator. He would return to the University of Yaounde I in 2014 to do a Masters in British Literature.
Upon graduation from ENAM, Douglas started working in 1997 in the Ministry of Social Affairs (MINAS) as a senior staff in the Department of General affairs, and then the Department of National solidarity, In 1999, he served in the then South Provincial Delegation of Social Affairs. In 2010, he was appointed Assistant Research Officer No. 2 in the Translation Unit of MINAS. He then rose to Deputy Director in charge of Reinsertion of Persons with Disabilities. Until his appointment, Douglas was Deputy Director in charge of Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities.
‘Lord Havoc’ is quite multi-talented. He had a stint as reporter and editor for a couple of reputable newspapers and magazines. He even dabbled into newspaper publishing. Douglas Achingale is author of four books: two collections of poems, titled Oppression and Before I Die; a collection of short stories and rhymes for young learners, titled No to Terrorism; and a play, The Wrong Decision, which is currently on the official booklist.