Fighting corruption in women’s milieu: CONAC takes awareness campaign in Ambam, Kye-ossi.

This was the focus of a separate special anti-corruption campaign, which the National Anti-Corruption Committee, CONAC, staged in the localities on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The caravan was led by the Chairman of CONAC, Rev Dr Dieudonné Massi Gams. 

It was organised as part of activities to mark the celebration of the 41st International Women's Day and rallying public support for the fight against corruption; to enable the country achieve a critical mass of positive actors ready to say "No to corruption". 

The sensitisation caravan began in Ambam before moving on to Kye-Ossi. Both campaigns were marked by the presence of administrative officials and members of women's associations.

Speaking at the esplanade of the Divisional Office in Ambam, the Senior Divisional Officer, Johnson Mochi Malafa, lauded the CONAC initiative. 

He pledged to continue the awareness-raising effort by stepping up the fight against corruption at all levels in the Ntem Valley Division, which strategically lies in the country’s southern frontiers. 

“Our Division, like all others in our country, faces problems of corruption. Your presence here today galvanises and encourages us to carry out the activities we have initiated to eliminate this scourge in our Division, which is very active because it shares two international borders, with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea,” the SDO said. 

Urged to make the difference

While reminding the women of their roles as wives, mothers, sisters and daughters, the civil administrator said they can make a difference in the fight against corruption in Cameroon as they represent more than half of the population. 

“Women of the Ntem Valley Division, you are a force to reckon with through your work and your expertise. We are counting on you to help our Division and the entire country win the fight against corruption,” he added.

Mochi Malafa urged them to be the moral, social benchmarks, and be enlightened consciences by promoting cardinal virtues and to teach their children integrity, and promote justice and good morals within their respective families.

Enter CONAC Chairman

CONAC Chairman, Rev Massi Gams, explained that women form one of the key sectors of national life and a major target in the fight against corruption. 

Dr Massi Gams said CONAC intends to, through the campaign, raise awareness among the populations of the Ntem Valley Division and Cameroonians in general on the damaging effects of corruption and the importance of adopting integrity as a way of life. 

Noting that women are the most reliable guarantors and transmitters of credible human values in every society, the CONAC boss stressed that “educating a woman is educating a whole nation”.

With the Ntem Valley Division being at the crossroads where three countries; Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea meet, the anti-corruption crusader stressed that the women should become more involved and active in the fight against corruption, particularly in government services and in sectors most frequently denounced to CONAC, such as road control points, land ownership and trade. 

“It is only through our collective efforts that we will succeed in winning this fight and establishing integrity, loyalty and patriotism in our country,” he urged the women.

The CONAC boss equally called on women in particular and citizens in general to be more resolute in the fight against corruption. This, he said, will guarantee the development of the country as envisaged in the emergence vision of the Head of State, President Paul Biya.

At the end of the ceremonies in Ambam and later Kye-Ossi, the caravan, composed primarily of women, march through the streets of both towns, with stops at strategic locations such as roundabouts, markets, and bus stations to distribute various awareness-raising materials. They equally educated the population on the importance of fighting corruption. 

In all, the caravan team distributed CONAC sensitisation materials notably; 150 T-shirts, 150 caps, 100 bags, 3,000 flyers and 100 posters on the role women can play in fighting corruption, 3,000 flyers on using the telephone as a weapon to fight corruption, as well as 3,000 stickers bearing CONAC contact addresses.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3726 of Monday March 09, 2026