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 Peace, stability and progress of nations in this 21st century face a variety of man-made and natural calamities. Hence, leaders and the led must be aware of challenges, and alert their compatriots.
“President Biya’s end-of-year message to the nation was in effect a critical appraisal of our stewardship, efforts made at various levels, and challenges we face in the onerous tasks to forge ahead.
“To achieve our set development goals we must improve governance across all sectors of activity,” He warned.
All sectors of activity remind us of our professional obligations and commitment to the attainment of national objectives. We are involved in bringing up youths in classrooms to become future leaders, agronomists contribute to agricultural output, contractors see about road construction, and administrators take care of affairs of the state. The services rendered, should portray their love and respect for fellow Cameroonians, and the nation at large. In this light, it is irresponsible and unpatriotic to be more loyal to the posts or positions occupied than to the people we are appointed or elected to serve.
With this principle in mind we can relinquish, or relegate to history societal ills which make some compatriots betray their level of education, traditional norms, or political maturity, through selfish ambitions.
The president after deploring some of the weaknesses that do not reflect our commitment to effective stewardship warned, “improving governance also means stepping up the fight against corruption, and misappropriation of public funds.”
As concerns the regional and Presidential elections that will be held this year, the Cameroon leader stressed, “I call on all stakeholders to show proof of maturity and responsibility and to ensure that peace and stability prevail before, during, after these elections”. What a timely advice and warning to those who believe more in violence than respect of the law during campaigns, voting or declaration of results after elections! 
In this message which President Biya was frank to deplore the lifestyle responsible for some, if not most of the misharps we succumb to year in-year out, he did not leave out the incredible rate of automobile road accidents caused by the poor state of roads. He made it clear  also that a poor state of vehicles on the high way and the competence of the drivers trigger misharps.
As concerns natural calamities such as climate change, landslides and floods, it is regrettable that despite the advice and warning from authorities about prudent choice of where, and how to construct houses for occupation by human beings, many citizens still do not take this seriously. People build in marshy areas prohibited for residential construction an...