Boyo: Biya knights Mayor Denis Awoh Ndang.

The Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, of Boyo, Saidou Moussa, performed the ritual on behalf of the Head of State. This was on the occasion of the 53rd National Day at the Fundong ceremonial ground.

The SDO said the recognition from the highest authority of the land was a testament Mayor Ndang’s development prowess which has put Fundong on the spotlight.

Saidou Moussa said the untiring efforts of Mayor Ndang have not gone unnoticed. He said such honour from President Biya should spur him to do even more than what he has been doing for the wellbeing of the population of his municipality.

Zoom on Mayor Ndang’s strides 

Ndang who is in his second mandate as Mayor of Fundong has made enormous efforts in transforming the council area.

Even in the midst of the Anglophone crisis which has been ravaging the North West and South West Regions of the country in the last seven years, his leadership at the helm of the Fundong Council remains salutary.

He is among the few mayors in the two English-speaking regions who overcame fear and threats to continue pursuing development objectives even in the heart of the armed conflict.

His innovation of boosting the local economy through the organisation of the Fundong Economic Days and providing material support to outstanding farmers contributed to his recent recognition.

Fundong under his reign was one of the first councils in the North West Region to adopt the Labour-Intensive Approach, HIMO, in the execution of projects, creating jobs for youths while contributing to local development.

In the area of disability inclusion, the council has adopted the approach of constructing disability accessible buildings, providing enormous support to the persons with disabilities. 

Mayor Ndang’s support to educational establishments in the municipality has seen effective schooling in the last years, despite calls for school boycott and threats from separatists.

The mayor is also credited for talking out several young men from the bushes, who had picked up arms against the state.

The superscale civil engineer, doubling as the Regional President of the United Councils and Cities of Cameroon, UCCC, is equally being credited for actions geared towards bringing together mayors to form a united front for the region’s development.

Ndang dedicates medal to community, council staff

Speaking shortly after being decorated, Mayor Ndang said he was dedicating the medal to the Fundong community and council staff who have never seized to stand by him. He said the recognition is proof of real collaboration.

“I especially dedicate this medal to the community and council staff for their continuous support towards the development of Fundong, especially with the ongoing crises. I am encouraging the people of Fundong to remain resilient and hopeful for there is light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.

On his appraisal of the 2025 National Day celebration, Ndang said it was the first time since the start of the Anglophone crisis that Fundong was witnessing such a massive participation.

“It has never been like this, all these years that we had crisis, we never had this number of people for a national day event but today was another turn and we can only be happy with the calm atmosphere,” Ndang said.

He went on to encourage the population of voting age in his municipality who are yet to be enrolled on electoral list to do so before Elections Cameroon, ELECAM closes the registers in a few weeks.

The National Day in Fundong witnessed the participation of schools, youth groups, associations and political parties.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3458 of Wednesday May 28, 2025