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Business/Institutional News: Ring road gets fresh impetus.
Business/Institutional News: Ring road gets fresh impetus.
According to the Presidential Decree Number 2019/540 of 11 October 2019, to authorize the Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, to sign a loan accord with the African Development Bank, a colossal sum of close to FCFA 12 Billion has been secured to advance work on the National Road No 11, commonly referred to as the Bamenda Ring Road. The decree comes after the Africa Development Bank promised and later proceeded with the approval of the project.
Dr Ousmane Dore, Director General of the African Development Bank’s Central African Operation Unit, signed on behalf of the bank, while Minister Alamine Ousmane Mey signed for Cameroon. The Bamenda Ring Road is outstanding for several reasons. First, while in Bamenda in 1985, the head of state, President Paul Biya, committed to personally supervise its construction. On another count, it is one of the rare national roads that links all, but one Divisions of the Region.
About the Bamenda Ring Road.
The project objective is to construct a section of the ring road. In view of the potential impact of the road upon completion, the project is considered category one, according to the Ministry of Public Works readings. The Bamenda Ring road is about 357 Kilometres and upon completion, would be of huge relief to the many settlements along the stretch of road. The Ndop-Kumbo stretch was tarred a few years back, but a greater part of the road is undeveloped and only reinforced vehicles can make a round trip on it in the dry season. Come to think of the rainy season. From Bamenda in Mezam, through the beautiful view of the Sabga hills, down to the rice fields in Ngoketunjia, to the ever green savannah that bounds the road in Bui and Donga-Mantung, the road also meanders through the Kimbi Game Reserve in Bum-Boyo to Weh and Wum in Menchum before finding its way through the Bafut forest, back to Mezam. The only Division the road doesn’t cut through is Momo. The road offers several links to Nigeria, the Continent’s Economic hub. So there is a lot more the entire region and the nation at large stands to benefit if the road is completely tarred. The construction phase its self would offer a number of jobs and would go a long way to reinforce Regional Integration upon completion. Economic activities, the tourism potential and even the state revenue will also be boosted by the road. The road is among the projects elaborated to accomplish the nation’s mission of accomplishing the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper which covered the year 2010-2020. The National Road Number one is the only access way to some of the most cherished touristic destinations of the country; notably the Menchum Fall and Lake Nyos.