Inadequate power supply as well as the gap in financial, material and human resources is major impediments which to Hon. Cavaye Yeguie, Speaker of National Assembly need to be addressed to put the country on the path to become an emerging economy by 2035.
At the closing ceremony of the third ordinary session for the 2022 legislative year, the Speaker of the lower House of Parliament said the process of industrialization faces two major setbacks, one which is the inadequate power supply. “Can the objective of industrializing our country be achieved with inadequate power supply?” he questioned. The second drawback to industrialization efforts is resources, precisely financial, material and human resources. He said the country needs manpower quantitatively and qualitatively. “Government’s policy option of professionalizing teaching has made it possible to churn out a lot of graduates at the level of higher education. Paradoxically, the shortage of graduates with basic skills is becoming acute. As a result, we now have thousands of graduates without basic skills who cannot be gainfully employed or be self-employed to become stakeholders in our country’s industrialization bid.” He therefore called for the revolution of the education sector.
After 30days, lawmakers scrutinized and passed five bills including the Finance Bill which incorporates the State budget for 2023, balanced in income and expenditure at six thousand five hundred and forty five billion, one hundred million. Government action was questioned and MPs got answers to diverse worries tabled to members of government. Several parliamentary networks equally seized the opportunity to meet and discuss salient issues while charting new action plans for their networks.
In his closing address, Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril paid tribute to the victims of the Damas landslide that killed over 15 people. Members of the National Assembly of Cameroon also saluted the commitment of US authorities to track down all those who finance terrorists in the United States territory and supply war materials to terrorist groups in the country. This was due to the indictment of three Cameroonian Americans by the US government for sponsoring terrorists activities in the country. Cavaye Yeguie Dribril called on the families of victims not to lose hope. “Justice will be served. As for you, my fellow Members of the National Assembly, your involvement was a noble act of patriotism. You all take credit for it. Thanks for your patriotism.” The Speaker equally reminded his colleagues of the dangers of climate change following the just ended COP 27 in Egypt. The speaker said it was high time Cameroon sought an indigenous and sustainable solutions to its climate crisis.
Claudette CHIN
