Youth affairs minister urges newly appointed officials to foster youth dev’t.

He made the call recently in Yaounde while commissioning newly appointed officials in his ministry.

During the installation, the minister reminded the officials to be diligent and transparent with their work, stating that their appointment is backed by the government’s desire to ensure the socio-economic integration of young people and the eradication of the upsurge of numerous uncivil acts, hate speech and many other evils that undermine society.

“You must work together to achieve the objectives of our ministry and improve the quality of services provided to the target population, especially young people. I therefore urge you to remain faithful and loyal to the institutions, and to put all your intelligence and availability to the ever-increasing challenges facing us,” Mounouna Foutsou noted.

He further revealed that the newly promoted staff have varied backgrounds and extensive professional careers, which have prepared them to take up the challenges entrusted to them.

The minister christened the new batch of officials ‘Mission Team’ and encouraged them to make good use of their different professional backgrounds so as to create a multi-disciplinary team that is essential for the administration and support of young people whose needs are diverse, complex and constantly evolving.

Minister Mounouna Foutsou advised the newly commissioned officials that holding a position of responsibility is not an end in itself, for it requires an ongoing quest for excellence, a relentless desire to retrain one's skills, a self-examination, a constant readjustment, genuine interest in innovation, an expression of faithfulness to the institutions and loyalty to the hierarchy.

He underlined that the purpose of their appointment is to enable them to make decisive contributions to the attainment of the objectives assigned to the organisation they work for.

Among the officials who were appointed in September and November 2024, are the former Chief of Service of Legal Affairs, Dr Eric Akede Metougue, now appointed as the Inspector General of Services, and Prof Paschal Kum Awah, who was appointed as the Inspector General of Teaching and Training, Programmes and Methods. Other officials installed were Heads of Divisions, Programme Coordinators, Deputy Directors and Heads of Services. 

This story was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3339 of Wednesday January 15, 2025