National Dev. Strategy 2020-2030 : Paul Tasong Carries Campaign To University of Buea

 “The University like other institutions of training and education has the responsibility of moulding Cameroonians in any of the areas, which are key in delivering on the premise of the National Development Strategy 2020-2030”
In those words, to the press, Paul Tasong, Minister Delegate in charge of Planning at the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development concluded his mission to the University of Buea (UB) last 5 November, 2021. Yet, it was the second and last day of the Minister’s campaign expedition to the South West Region to sit Cameroon’s 10-year National Development Strategy conceived in 2020 to run till 2030.
The aim of the outing, the Minister stressed, was to also let the university milieu understand the priority areas of the economy and therefore remodel their academic programmes to train Cameroonians to respond to the needs of the national economy. Paul Tasong continued “Secondly, it is important that the teaching and learning environment is fully aware of the stakes and long term vision of the economy as elaborated by the Head of State, President Paul Biya. The Universities will do this through their research work. So, it does not make sense again training for the sake of training but training for the economy. In this light, it is important that the academia stays in tandem with Government in terms of what the future holds or the direction we should all give for the future of the development of the Country.”
In consonance with such a vision, Minister Paul Tasong entertained the lecturers and students of the University of Buea in four hours at their Amphitheatre on the overall objective of the 10-year strategy conceived to foster development in Cameroon. On three segments after a deserved welcome by the Vice Chancellor of UB, Professor Horace Manga, the Minister presented a keynote address, staged a presentation on the “Outline of NDS30 and main guidelines” by Dr. Ngwa Jackson from MINEPAT, and opened the session to questions to which Paul Tasong provided applauded answers.
Minister Paul Tasong’s two-day expedition to the South West Region, accompanied throughout by Regional Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai, enabled him to chair a seminar in the National Dialogue Hall of NASLA in Buea on 4 November, 2021, with partic...