By Christopher Ambe
Mr Mouhtar Ousman Mey, pioneer Chair of the Board of Directors of the National School for Local Administration (NASLA),Buea and Mr.Tanyitiku Enohachuo Bayee, pioneer Director-General (DG) and his deputy Mrs. Lidwine Ongolo Nyanguinda,will be officially installed into their functions on Friday September 18 by the Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development(MINDDEVEL), George Elanga Obam.
NASLA was created on March 2, 2020 by President Paul Biya as
a public
administrative and professional establishment, with a distinct legal
personality and financial autonomy.
It was created from the ashes of
Local Government Training Centre (CEFAM). The principal of NASLA is to
facilitate the processes of decentralization and local governance in Cameroon
through training and capacity-building.
NASLA Director–General Mr.Bayee
and the Deputy Director-General, Mrs. Nyanguinda were appointed last March 25 by President Paul Biya.
NASLA Board chair, Mouhtar Ousman Mey was appointed by a presidential decree
on August 11 2020 and the next day was the appointment of nine other board members.
Although the full management team will only be installed on Friday, NASLA
has since last April 9 been operational, following the technical handing over
ceremony between the out-gone director of defunct CEFAM Hagbe Matthieu and the
pioneer DG of NASLA.
Mr Hagbe had served as director
of the now defunct CEFAM for sixteen years uninterrupted. The handing over ceremony
was chaired by Fred Ebongue Makolle, secretary-general in MINDDEVEL Yaounde.
NASLA offers a two-year duration diploma training, which comprises three
cycles: Cycle A-for senior executives of local administration; Cycle B,for
mid-level staff of local administration and Cycle C,for specialized workers of
local administration.
Admission into NASLA is through a competitive entrance examination .Only
holders of a Bachelor’s degree (aged at most 35) sit for Cycle A; holders of
GCE Advanced level or recognized equivalent (aged at most 35)sit for Cycle B
and holders of GCE Ordinary Level or recognized (aged at most 30) sit for Cycle
C.
The Director General, Mr.Bayee is
a senior administrative officer. Mr. Bayee read law and political science in
the University of Buea before enrolling into ENAM Yaounde where he was trained
as administrator.
NASLA Board has representatives from: the Presidency of the Republic,
the Prime Ministry,the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development, the
Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Territorial Administration, the Ministry
of Public Service and Administration Reforms, the Ministry of Higher Education,
FEICOM and representatives of Local Development
(With input from Walter Wilson Nana)
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