PM launches construction of UBa fence.

The fence around the university campus has a length of some 9,030-meters. The work will cost the sum of 935 million FCFA. 

PM Dion Ngute said the fence is expected to improve the overall security and general environment of the university and contribute to a more conducive learning atmosphere for students.

Dion Ngute said the project highlights government’s commitment to enhancing the university infrastructure which stands as part of the larger presidential plan for infrastructure improvement and national development in the country. 

UBa VC says project timely 

Speaking during the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bamenda, Prof Theresia Nkuo-Akenji, expressed the institution’s gratitude to the government for its move to provide the institution with the facility.

She said the construction of the fence is a timely intervention by the government to address what had remained a major area of interest for the university’s population.

“The dying need for a fence round the university cannot be over emphasized. Your Excellency the Prime Minister Head of Government, history will recall for purposes of posterity that you personally laid the foundation stone of the University of Bamenda campus fence at the time when security on campus was most desired,” the UBa VC stated.

She said the launch of the construction just three months after the disbursement of the funds for the project is a strong testimony to the full commitment that the institution has in its bid to facilitate its rapid execution.

The VC stated that the fence project comes to strengthen the larger efforts that have been made by the government in improving the infrastructure and general facilities of the institution including the recent completion of works on three hostels thanks to government’s financial support. 

She equally revealed that project is part of the Head of State’s show of concern for the wellbeing of students and staff. 

She praised the supports of PM Dion Ngute and the Minister of Higher Education, Prof Jacques Fame Ndongo, whom she said had been consistently channeling the institution’s concern to the Head of State.

During the visit, the PM also launched the 1.2 million FCFA tree planting exercise to be embarked on by the University of Bamenda within the framework of the Agri-food Systems Community Action Research, ASEC. 

By Chiambah Pascaline Mafome, Journalism student on internship

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3499 of Thursday July 10, 2025