Special Status Structures : Peace Seeking Identity

The special status reserved for the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon as an outcome of the Major National Dialogue in 2019 is a function of the people’s identity. It proffers a character for a territory and its people for harmony and peace an agency of the common good.
The Regional House of Assembly, the House of Chiefs and the Public Independent Conciliator’s Office are three key institutions existing in each and both English speaking regions of Cameroon since a couple of years. It is not the same in the other eight Regions of the country. A regain of peace is evident with the separate status institutions operational on the ground for some years now. Those manning the bodies are upbeat in praise that such have come to boost the aspirations of the people. The truth is that those institutions are an every-day reality with the public soliciting their services daily.
To begin with, the Regional House of Assembly is making a mark in the realisation of life improvement projects. The Regional Executive Council, which is the managing body of the Regional Assembly, is far afield in the South West carrying out projects to better living conditions of local residents. Such ventures are enumerated to include solar electrification of village communities, water schemes, farm-to-market roads, and equipment for schools and hospitals. Apart from the presence of the Regional Assembly through their Council on the field involved in local development, the Regional Council appears to be the good instance to unearth real development needs of the people. 
Working hand in glove with the Regional House is the House of Chiefs. This House for trad...