SW Mayors present ordeals to Decentralisation Minister

By Ikome Christie-noella Eposi & Simon Ndive Kalla Mayors in the South West Region have told the Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development, Georges Elanga Obam that they are no longer safe in their municipalities given the escalation of the Anglophone crisis. Meeting with the mayors at the Buea Council Hall on July 12, 2018, the mayors said it is no longer possible for them to recover revenue to sustain their councils and have been unable to pay salaries for several months now. Other say they have since fled their municipalities for fear of being kidnapped and are unable to…