Public Independent Conciliators : Balance Sheet After One Year In Office

The Public Independent Conciliator for the North West Region, Tamfu Simon Fai and that of the South West Region, Telelen Dorothy Atabong are in office since their appointment in Presidential decree No.2021/342 of 10 June 2021.
They affectively started work after their different oath-taking ceremonies. The Public Independent Conciliator for the South West Region took the oath of office in the Appeal Court in Buea on July 6, 2021 and Tamfu Simon Fai for the North West Region took the oath of office in the Appeal Court in Bamenda on July 8, 2021. 
The post of Independent Public Conciliator is established in the Special Status of the North West and South West Regions enshrined in Law 2019/024 of 24 December 2019 to institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities. The Public Independent Conciliator is an independent regional authority with a set of responsibilities. He or she is responsible for : examining and amicably settling disputes between users and regional and council administrations, defending and protecting rights and freedoms with regard to the relationship between citizens and the region or the councils thereof, designing and implementing measures to prevent and combat direct and indirect discrimination that may affect users of regional or council services and ensuring that persons serving in the regional or council administration comply with ethical obligations.
Councils have been fully functional in app...