Government Action : President Prescribes Solidarity For Efficiency Government Actio

“The President of the Republic, His Excellency Paul Biya, chaired an important Council of Ministers Meeting today, Wednesday, 16 January 2019, at 11 a.m. at Unity Palace. Besides the President's closest aides, the meeting was attended by the Prime Minister, Ministers of State, Ministers, Ministers Delegate and Secretaries of State. The lone item on the agenda of the meeting was the Special Statement by the Head of State. The Head of State congratulated and welcomed the members of the new government team and urged them to resolutely get down to work to address the concerns of the population voiced during the presidential election campaign. He recalled that the main goal of government action is to achieve emergence by 2035 and, to this end, underscored the need to consolidate achievements and to be prepared to seize new opportunities. In this regard, the President of the Republic emphasized the need to comply with project implementation time frames and ordered the rapid conduct of project feasibility studies. He urged the Government to make the necessary efforts to better welcome investors to our country and to grant them the appropriate facilities. Regarding corruption, the Head of State reaffirmed his determination to intensify the fight against this scourge. The Head of State also underscored the need for the entire government team to be imbued with the 2019 Economic, Financial, Social and Cultural Programme that was presented before the National Assembly. In this regard, the President of the Republic recalled the salient points of the Programme which should be considered as the Government's roadmap, notably removing security constraints within the country and at its borders; consolidating peace, national unity and cohabitation; completing the Three Year Emergency Plan for Accelerating Growth and the Three-Year "Special Youth" Plan; preparing fo...