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Kumba I DO gets distinction for administrative prowess.

Ali Anugu poses with trohy and award certificate

The Divisional Officer, DO, of Kumba I Subdivision in Meme Division of the South West Region, Ali Anugu, has won a distinction for his administrative savvy.
The rare distinction was handed to the senior civil administrator in Kumba recently.

It is a recognition of Douala-based Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, Grass to Grace, G2G, affiliated to the United Nations, UN CISRI Mission Cameroon.

After receiving the award, Divisional Officer thanked the organization for thinking about kumba I Sub Division. Ali Anugu said he and his collaborators were surprised when news of the distinction emerged.

He thanked the population of Kumba I Subdivision for understanding his mission. Ali said he has enjoyed and still continues to enjoy support and maximum collaboration from the population of Kumba I.

Besides the population, he also hailed the team work between him and the different security officials as well as the media and other stakeholders in Kumba.

The senior civil administrator talked of how team work has resulted in huge gains in the fight against ghost town, insecurity, drug abuse and effective schooling.

The Divisional Officer dedicated the award to parents in Kumba I Subdivision and encouraged them to send their children back to school.

Since taken up office when the crisis in the North West and South West Regions was at its peak.

Ali Anugu has left no stone unturned in his quest to achieve results. The selfless Divisional Officer has waged a ceaseless war against ghost town, stepped up clean-up campaigns within Kumba I Subdivision and restored order in the commercial motorcycle sector.

The DO promised to work harder in order to merit the confidence of his hierarchy. He nonetheless called on the population to continue denouncing atrocities perpetrated by separatist fighters in their various villages.

The representative of G2G organisation, Thomas A. Fotang, also Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations CISRI Cameroon, saluted Anugu’s empathy shown during difficult times.

Fotang cited the administrator’s support to survivors of the October 2020 massacre of students at the Mother Francisca Bilingual College. Additionally, Fotang also praised the DO for overseeing elections in 2020 and his role in restoring order at Presbyterian Church, PC Kumba-Town congregation.

About Ali Anugu

Born some 52 years ago, the native of Jakiri in Bui Division of the North West Region, Ali had served as DO of Mundemba before being appointed to Kumba I. He is a devoted Muslim and father.

This story was first Published in The Guardian Post issue N0:3194 of Friday August 09, 2024