Back-to-School : NW, SW Population Urged To Be Courageous

Barely a week to the start of the 2019/2020 academic year on Monday, September 2, 2019, government has assured the population of the socio-political and security crisis-ridden North West and South West Regions of measures taken to ensure an effective start of schools. The same population has been urged to be courageous in resisting threats and intimidation from separatist fighters  and  to fight to ensure that their children attend primary, secondary and higher education institutions the school.
Government’s exhortation and call came on August 26, 2019 night during a joint press conference granted by the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo, Minister of Communication, René Emmanuel Sadi, Minister of Basic Education, Laurent  Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Secretary of State  to the Minister of Secondary Education, Boniface Bayaola with the Secretary of State to the Minister of Basic Education,  Asheri Kilo actively participating. The joint press conference was on the resumption of activities in schools and universities in the North West and South West Regions. Communication Minister René Emmanuel Sadi in his introductory statement quoted items 17 and 18 of the Preamble of the Constitution of Cameroon whose key highlight is that, “The State shall ensure the child’s  right to education” and the fact that the organization and control of education at all levels is an imperative duty of the State. He equally stated the provisions of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. 
He enumerated the atrocities caused by secessionist fighters on the educational establishments, killings, kidnappings and other outrageous activities. He said the abuses committed by secessionists against the educational  system in the North West and South West Regions in the  past 12 months have been unbearable. The Minister said 72 terrorist attacks were carried out against education institutions  between January ...