Regional Councils : Fully Operational Soon
Everything is becoming clearer after the election of the bureaus of the 10 Regional Councils.
Greater attention in Cameroon is now being focused at the Regional Councils that will likely go fully operational in the days ahead after the observation of a few remaining procedures. Lire aussi : Bamenda: Ultra-Modern DDR Centre Ready For Use
The bureaus of the Regional Councils were elected on December 22, 2020 in compliance with Section 307 of Law No. 2019/024 of 24 December 2019 to Institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities which provides that, “During its maiden session, the Regional Council shall elect from among its members a President assisted by a bureau comprising a senior Vice President, a vice president, two questors and two secretaries.” However, there are specificities for the North West and South West Regions that each enjoys a special status. The organs of the two regions are the Regional Assembly and the Regional Executive Council. The deliberative organ, the Regional Assembly comprises of the House of Divisional Representatives and the House of Chiefs. Section 352 (1) of the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities with respect to election provides that, “ The Regional Executive Council shall be the executive organ of the region. It shall comprise: One President; One Vice President; One Commissioner for Economic Development; One Commissioner for Health and Social Development; One Commissioner for Educational, Sports and Cultural Development; two Secretaries and One Questor.”Lire aussi : Régions militaires interarmées 2 et 5: En mode contrôle et évaluation