Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute has inspected major development projects in Bamenda as the government steps up efforts to rebuild the North-West Region, which has been affected by nearly a decade of insecurity.
Dion Ngute, who arrived in the regional capital on October 14 for a two-day working visit, toured projects funded by the government, the World Bank and other development partners. He was accompanied by officials, including the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Célestine Ketcha Courtes.
The visit comes as the government continues implementing the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North-West and South-West Regions. The Prime Minister is also expected to officially launch a community dialogue operation for the North-West Region in Bamenda today, October 15.
Following his reception at Matazem, the entry point into the North-West from the West Region, and Welcome to Bamenda Junction, Dion Ngute proceeded to inspect ongoing projects across the city.
His first stop was the construction site of the Office of the Public Independent Conciliator, an institution established under the special status granted to the two English-speaking regions following the 2019 Major National Dialogue.
Officials told him that the first phase of the project, which began about a year ago, had been completed. Work on the second phase was ongoing, with an execution rate of 22 per cent, while the contract for the third phase was expected to be launched soon.
The Prime Minister then visited the site of the North-West Regional Assembly building to obtain updates on construction progress.
At Prison Junction, he received a briefing on the C2D-funded road project linking the junction, the Bamenda Central Prison area and Avenir Market. He also inspected the North-West Customs Head Office project in Up Station, Bamenda I Subdivision.
Still in the area, Dion Ngute was briefed on progress along the Customs Junction–Government Bilingual High School (GBHS) Bamendankwe road, a project funded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
From Amour Mezam Junction, he proceeded to Veterinary Junction, where officials presented updates on the World Bank-funded 6.5-kilometre Bamenda Urban Crossing road project. The Prime Minister had officially launched construction work on the road, supervised by the Ministry of Public Works, on September 17, 2025.
In Bamenda II Subdivision, he inspected work in the Fon’s Street area under the C2D-funded programme before proceeding to assess another section of the Urban Crossing road project near the Food Market.
His final project inspection was at Mankon District Hospital, where rehabilitation works had been undertaken by the North-West Regional Assembly.
At the various sites, Dion Ngute congratulated engineers and project teams for their efforts while issuing instructions on areas requiring improvement. He stressed the need for the works to meet the required standards.
The Prime Minister ended the day with a visit to the Mankon Fon’s Palace, rounding off his first day in the regional capital ahead of the planned launch of the community dialogue operation.
