Harmonious Living Together : Manifold Recommendations Of Major National Dialogue

Curtains have finally dropped on five days of deep, inclusive and sometimes passionate brainstorming on possible ways of taking the North West and South West Regions out of dreadful security challenges which have haunted the two English-speaking parts of the country for over three years now. What could be done to ensure a harmonious living together for sons and daughters of the country from the North to the South and East to West was equally discussed with wide-ranging proposals to be forwarded to the Head of State, guarantor of the constitution.
As the over 600 participants to the Yaounde September 30 October 4, 2019 Major National Dialogue retire to the respective areas of residence, they, like the rest of the compatriots and the world at large, are no doubt awaiting with anxiety to see what is made of the recommendations. 
Special Status For NW, SW Regions!
Among the myriad of recommendations from the Yaounde conclave is the wish to endow the North West and South West Regions with a Special Status in line with Section 62/2 of the country’s Constitution which specifies that the law may take into consideration the specificities of certain Regions with regards to their organisation and functioning. If such is given consideration, then special legal and administrative instruments will be put in place to define the content and functioning of the Special Status. Given that Decentralisation was one among the eight Committees in which there was heated debate, the dialogue members proposed the effective putting in place of Regions as soon as possible. They equally prayed the powers that be to disburse special allocations to each of the councils in the North West and South West Regions to facilitate the effective resumption of certain agglomerations. Suppressing provisions for the appointment of Government Delegates provided for within the Special Regime applicable to certain agglomerations as well as a substantial reduction of the powers of the supervisory authority have equally been tabled for consideration by the President of the Republic. 
It was also agreed that government should provide resettlement and reintegration kits to refugees and internally displaced persons and to take necessary measures towards granting general amnesty to foster their return. The participants equally enjoined government to carry out a physical headcount of all displaced persons and come up with an estimate of their basic socio-economic needs comprising among others; schools, health facilities, accommodation.
Ensuring Mutually-beneficial Co-habitation 
According to the final report presented by the General Rapporteur of the Major National Dialogue, Felix Mbayu, who is also Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Cooperation with the Commonwealth, the decision to come together and form a new nation was a single event in Cameron’s history which citizens should be most proud of. “Unlike the previous other developments in the Constitution of our nation, this one was not decided by the foreign powers, but by us Cameroonians,” he said.  Reason why Cameroonians need to remain faithful to their initial intent to make the country’s bilingual and bicultural heritage be of equal...