BAMEDCA Yaounde hall project: Fon Forchesiri III rallies subjects to raise over 45 million FCFA.

The event, with the traditional ruler of Bamendankwe, Fon Forchesiri III, as guest of honour, pulled a mammoth crowd of Bamendankwe indigenes, all clad in traditional regalia. 

It was also an event to showcase the culture of the Bamendankwe people through dance and songs. Targeting to raise 69 million FCFA, over 45 million FCFA was raised at the end of the day.

Speaking in his welcome address, the President of BAMEDCA Yaounde, Mofor Franklin, said undertaking the grandiose project, whose first phase will cost 69 million FCFA, BAMEDCA Yaounde seeks to put in place a multipurpose hall, which shall serve the needs of the growing Bamendankwe population in Yaounde.

He added that the project will also “commercialise the use of the hall to provide much needed finances for branch and national projects, provide accommodation for seminars and vocational training centrers for sons and daughters of Bamendankwe and why not of neighboring communities and provide accommodation for emergency needs for sons and daughters of Bamendankwe”.

“In a nutshell, we project this multipurpose hall to serve as an economic hub to our activities in Yaounde thanks to its strategic location in the national arena,” Mofor added.

The BAMEDCA Yaounde president continued that: “We are going to have a hall that represents the Bamendankwe man. We are industrious people, work so hard and so deserve a hall that befits our people”.

When he took the floor, the National President of BAMEDCA, Tantoh Emmanuel, said the extension of the community hall will enable BAMEDCA build on accomplishments and provide even greater benefits to the community. 

“With the extension, we will be able to accommodate more people, improve the facilities of the hall, and host more cultural and developmental activities,” he said.

“As an organisation, we are committed to promoting the development and preservation of Bamendankwe culture, fostering community engagement, and providing our members with opportunities to develop skills and knowledge that will benefit them in their personal and professional lives. The extended community hall will play a key role in achieving these goals,” Tantoh noted.

Senator Prof Nebah Bridget preaches peace, denounces killings  

On her part, Senator Prof Nebah Bridget, while lauding the people of Bamendankwe for their contributions to the fundraising drive, congratulated them for their unity and peaceful nature. 

“The Bamendankwe people are people who should be praised for their peace-loving nature. In fact since the unset of the crisis, they have shown resilience as far as the crisis in concerned. I want to call on other Cameroonians in other Subdivisions in North West and South West regions to emulate the example of Bamenda I. This is because we cannot development without peace. Peace is a necessary asset for development,” she said. 

While denouncing the recent killings in Bamemda, Senator Prof Nebah Bridget regretted that: “It is sad that human life is taken in the manner in which we witnessed. I just want to plead that we should all put hands on deck to build peace, because without peace, we cannot develop. So I am calling on all those who are in the bushes to lay down their guns and come to the DDR centres so that we can all together build peace in our regions”.

Fon Forchesiri III throws weight behind project

Meanwhile, the traditional ruler of Bamendankwe, Fon Forchesiri III, talking to the press, said: “The palace came with all its different structures to support this initiative of the Bamendankwe people. We have not only come to witness, but we have also come to support this initiative. This is because we stand for development and the promotion of the Bamendankwe culture”. 

“We understand that there is no way in achieving this without coming together, without peace, without unity, without love in our community. That is the message we have brought to the people out here,” he added. 

BAMEDCA Yaounde president satisfied

At the end of the fundraising, the President of BAMEDCA Yaounde, Franklin Mofor, expressed satisfaction.

“Taking into consideration what everybody has done, what the diaspora has done, what quarter heads have done, what all our well-wishers have contributed, we are very happy and satisfied,” he said.

He called on those who have not yet contributed to join the train. “We still have a long way to go. So, I am calling on all sons and daughters of Bamendankwe that there is still time. There is always a second chance to join forces together so that we complete this project,” Mofor enjoined.