- Louis Roger Doumana, Regional Delegate of Transport for the NW Region.
You are a young
Cameroonian in the civil service with a very good track record. The fact that
you occupy such an important position in the North West Region is a confirmation
of this fact. Can you tell us your history in the civil service?
Thank you. My history in the public service is really brief. It began in January 2012 with my recruitment as part of the extensive employment of 25,000 young Cameroonians. I was employed and put at the disposal of the Ministry of Transport. I served firstly in the Central Administration and eventually I was sent to serve in the regions. That’s how you presently find me in the North West Region.
Cameroon finds
herself at a cross road in many respects including the transport sector in
which you are involved. Much is presently being done in the domain of road
construction all over the country. How is your appraisal of the situation of
roads in the North West Region?
Transportation occupies a very important place in the economy of Cameroon where it represents 16 % of GDP and the North West region is at that crossroads which you made mention of just now with the Ring – Road which will connect the Northwest Region, the South West Region and Nigeria. It will equally connect the Littoral Region to the West and link these with the rest of Cameroon. However, we have still noted some roads in the North West Region that need to completely be redone.
Our readers
will firstly be curious to know something about the ethnic origin of the
Regional Delegate of Transport for the North West Region especially those first
steps.
I am from the Doayo tribe of the Northern Region specifically from the Benue Division. A greater part of my secondary education was done in the Mayo Dulo Sub Division. It is due to the pursuits of my higher education that saw me leaving these familiar areas of my origin.
What do you
think are the top priority actions needed to improve upon the road network in
the North West Region?
Priority actions for improving the road network in the North West Region would firstly be the restoration of the National Road connecting the North West Region to the West. This will be followed up by the opening up of the peripheral Divisions and finally refurbishing the arteries of the city of Bamenda.
What do you
think should be added to the manner that road transport in Cameroon is managed?
Transportation and road infrastructure constitute an indivisible pair. If the roads are abandoned, it would simply mean that transport has been neglected. One cannot separate these two. That is why we should rethink the policy of road construction and transport de-congestion.
Cameroon is
bracing up to a series of international events. These include the ladies
African Cup of Nations which will take place in six months and the Men’s
version of the same tournament in 2019. How appropriate do you think are our
transport infrastructures with regards to the hosting of these events?
Concerning international football events that our country host in a very near future, the transportation component has not been left out with the construction of other infrastructures. An agreement was recently signed between the Ministry of Transport and Egyptian authorities for the acquisition of a number of buses for transportation. Of course, these moves remain to be perfected, but the process is already on the way.
As a top class administrator what message do you have for Cameroonians in general and for stakeholders in the transport sector?
It is an exaggeration to refer to me as a top class administrator because I am only a servant of those using our transport facilities. Speaking of the message to the different partners of the transport sector, I ask them to combat incivility and to be good citizens, undisputed and indispensable players in the emergence of Cameroon in 2035.
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