Bilingualism commission budgets 3.4 billion FCFA, commits to do more.

NCPBM President, Peter Mafany Musonge chaired deliberations. On behalf of the institution, he pledged that more will be done this year to further deliver on the missions assigned to the Commission by the Head of State Paul Biya.

Musonge detailed that 2,978,000,000 of the budget will cover the Commission’s operating cost throughout the year while 520,000,000 FCFA is for investment purposes. 

According to the former Prime Minister, the budget is “clear evidence of the confidence that hierarchy has in the conduct and implementation of our statutory missions”.

Recalling that members of the Commission adopted an action plan for 2026 not long ago, he said the budget will help in ensuring that what had been outlined is implemented. He declared that the NCPBM will have a charged year given the task ahead which he termed arduous.

Musonge was particular about the “political stakes notably the municipal and parliamentary elections which are scheduled for the coming months”. 

He appealed to the entire institution to prepare to ensure the NCPBM like in the past, plays a key role in curbing hate speech, xenophobia and other excesses that hit up the polity during political consultations.

While delivering on its mission, he called for the respect of strategic orientation from hierarchy in terms of discipline in public spending and optimizing results. 

Like every other public institution, the Commission president stated that, everything will be done sticking to the December 31, 2025 circular of the Minister of Finance bearing on the follow up and control of the execution of the 2026 Finance Law.

On other issues, Musonge who had been out of the country for months due to ill health expressed unreserved gratitude to the Head of State Paul Biya. He stated that throughout the period of disease, President Biya ensure he got appropriate treatment both at home and abroad.

He equally extended appreciation to staff and members of the Commission for having continued working in his absence. 

Musonge singled out what he said is a spirit of team work and concord reigning at the Commission. Going by him, such a spirit which the NCPBM a family is what is needed for the institution to move mountains in serving citizens.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post edition No:3689 of Friday January 30, 2026