South West : Nigerian Consul General Visits Bakassi Residents

The Buea-based Consul General of Nigeria to the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon, Ibrahim Mohammed Bashir, has led a Consular delegation to visit Nigerian residents in Idabato on 6th November, 2019. Idabato is one of the administrative units in the Bakassi Peninsular under Ndian Division of Cameroon’s South West Region. It was the first time the new Nigerian Consul General was officially visiting the locality of Bakassi since taking over the office in Buea, capital of the South West Region, last 29 August, 2019. The area harbours a strong Nigerian resident population estimated at 30,000 persons.
During the Consular visit, Consul General Bashir inaugurated the newly-elected executive members of the Union of Nigerian residents in Bakassi. Prior to the inauguration ceremony, the Consul General held a session with the local administrative head or the Divisional Officer (DO) of Idabato Sub-Division, Roland Ewane. The DO briefed the Consul General on the contemporary situation on the ground including the challenges faced by the Cameroonian authorities in managing the affairs of the area, which harbours a predominantly resident population of Nigerians. Consul General Bashir also held discussions with the newly-elected Nigerian Union executives as well as resident leaders of traditional, religious, women and youth groups.
During sessions with the local leaders, the Consul General sought for major issues that the populace would like the authorities to address. He ...