The Mayor of Bangem Council, Ekungwe Kang Christopher, has started bulldozing a motorable road to the agricultural hub, Konte village, Ebamut Clan, Bangem Sub Division.
The pouring of libation to kick start construction works took place at the entrance to Konte, between Nteho and Ebamut villages.
Speaking on site, the Mayor thanked Konte community for their turn out to support the opening ceremony for the construction works.
He said amongst other preoccupations of the Council, they decided to construct the Ebamut-Konte Road because of the rich agricultural potential of the village.
Ekungwe said the road will not only attract most indigenes who left the village because of accessibility problems to return home, it will also facilitate transportation of farm produce to the market.
He said the road project is sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, MINADER, under the 2025 Public Investment Budget.
In the libation session, HRM Chief Same Jacob Ekolle thanked God for hearing their cry through the Mayor. He said life has been unbearable in the village in the absence on road.
The chief said sometime in 1983, villagers bulldozed a footpath manually to help them carry plantain and coffee from Konte to Bangem.
“We have suffered. Since buyers cannot reach our village even on motorbikes, we abandoned our crops to rot in the farm. What quantity of plantain and corn can we carry on our head for several kilometers to Bangem?” He questioned.
Elomba Charles, Councilor of Bangem Council with roots from Konte said, his major preoccupation since the beginning of his mandate was for his people to have a motorable road.
He said with the bulldozer on site, their dream has been fulfilled. He pleaded with all sons and daughters of Konte to return home and work effectively on their farms so that they contribute to the breadbasket of Cameroon.
Another excited Konte elite, Ngang Paul Ngube, who is also a musician said their village was nicknamed, ‘City of Lovely Trees’ because of the presence of huge variety of food and cash crops. He said their dense forest inhabits a variety of animal and tree species.
“It is a new dawn for Konte village. Our timber will have value again. We are coming home. Thank you Mayor Ekungwe”. He added.
By Olive Ejang
