After Lifanda in Limbe: Nnoko Mbele In Kumba & Abel Ndeh in Bamenda Next Target

After the verdict slamming Samuel Ebiema Lifanda, former Government Delegate to the defunct Limbe urban council, to reimburse some 162 million FCFA to the state, his other colleagues in Bamenda and Kumba, have not been at ease. Last weekend Chronicle learnt that the supreme state audit had just begun a process that would ensue to check other city councils, including Bamenda, where Sanjou Tadzong Abel Ndeh was the Governmetn Delegate. Also, the Kumba urban council, where Cavin Nnoko Mbele governed affairs for 14 years as a private estate. Chronicle learnt that although state auditors had a few years ago probed into the files of both officials, there has been the need for the process to be taken over again.

As for the case of Abel Ndeh, he was arrested and detained at the Bamenda central prison in January 2010. His arrest was triggered by funds meant for the construction of the council chambers at Mulang, which he personally did withdrawals, whereas he was not the Treasurer. Ndeh had initially been queried by the then North West paymaster general to restitute the sum of 188.466.768 FCFA. A certain Alexis Tchakonte had even led a team to probe Ndeh. The former Bamenda delegate, had since been discharged from prison, yet, Chronicle gathered that other files still haunt him. These are files Chronicle is still investigating on.

For Cavin Nnoko Mbele, Chronicle gathered that his anomalies were in plenty, yet, he survived by grace of chief Ephraim Inoni, who was Prime Minister and Head of Government. But with Inoni having been dismissed and now awaiting trial at Kondengui, Nnoko has no protégé and thus must go-in for the crimes he committed in Kumba.

The ‘Kumba strongman’, Caven Nnoko Mbele has had his own fair share of power over the population of Kumba. For 14 years running he was Government Delegate and became a semi God, passing with an unprecedented aura of superiority. And as the years went by, Nnoko became unpopular and dictatorial. Worst of all he became exceedingly corrupt. Numerous audit teams found him wanting, yet he remained a braggart often making overtures to the media to announce his wealth, which on the whole was ill gotten. Before his dismissal, he still nursed ambitions of being retained as government Delegate at the worse or at the best to enter government. This accounted for his lobbying and nocturnal visits to fetish doctors. But the bomb fell and Nnoko Mbele suffered its devastating rippling effects. President Biya must have considered the following points highlighted by audits of Nnoko’s tenure to flush him.

It is on record that Nnoko Mbele declared in an edition of the Post Newspaper that his wealth could amount half a billion. And he obtained this wealth through the awarding of contracts to himself. He awarded a FCFA 15 million contact to himself to repaint the walls of the Kumba town green and FCFA 8 million to erect barricades there. The reconstruction of the Customary Court amounted to FCFA 200 million and he collected the money and sublet the contract to Epie Ekale. The finance building in Kumba was demolished and reconstructed by Nnoko at the cost of FCFA 80 million and the contract never passed through the tender’s board. The Kumba Urban Council equipment pool was allegedly bought by Nnoko at FCFA 200 million with astronomical custom duties paid, yet many hold that the equipment pool was a gift from foreign donors. In a petition from Augustine Tabe prior to the July 22 polls, Nnoko withdrew FCFA 50 million from council coffers through fake bills. And he awarded a contract of FCFA 35 millions to himself under a ghost name to build market sheds in Kumba.

As Monono To Face Probe: Abety, Mbong, Akoko Could Be Messed-Up Over Management of GCE Board

Humphrey Ekema Monono, Registrar of the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Examination, GCE Board is in trouble. According to a summon by the Budget Disciplinary and Finance Commission, Monono has to be probed for his management of the GCE Board, from 2006 to 2009. The probe, Chronicle has been told may help to wade-off fingers of accusations levied on Monono, Chronicle has been told. Accordingly, the probe has been precipitated by suspicion that the GCE Board has witnessed certain anomalies. By press time Chronicle gathered that though Monono is the one to take the heat, other present and past officials including Prof Peter Abety, Johannes Mbong and Mathew Akoko could be faulted.

Monono, Chronicle gathered has to be audited given allegations that he was Chief Ephraim Inoni’s man. It is believed that he could just be scape-goated, given his adherence to the former Prime Minister, presently awaiting trial at the Kondengui prison.

Henri Eyebe Ayissi, Minister Delegate at eth Presidency in charge of supreme state control, dropped the bombshell last week. He summoned three (3) top ranking officials, to appear before the budgetary and finance disciplinary council of the supreme state audit. Apart from Monono, other officials include Iya Mohamed, General Manager of SODECOTON, Bruno Bekolo Ebe, Rector of the University of Douala.

But as for the case of Monono, Chronicle gathered that Monono would be grilled over the management of the GCE Board from 2006 when he took over from Omer Wey Yembe, up till 2009. Implicitly, it is the first mandate of his constitutional stay as GCE Board registrar.

A source hinted Chronicle that the probe targets 2006-2009 for obvious reasons. Accordingly, this is the period when the GCE board began receiving government subsidy. It is believed that for Monono to have been appointed out of a panel of three (3) by Inoni, it was not by accident. How did the GCE Board therefore manage government subsidies between 2006-2009? Why has there been the outcry about the probable cut or suspension of the subsidy?

Chronicle learnt that pricked by the complaints of the Board presently, the supreme state audit has had to cruise into the management of its finances.

A source at the GCE board however told Chronicle that Monono would emerge as a saint after being grilled by the budget and finance disciplinary council of the supreme state audit.

Chronicle gathered that those who could probably be axed, include Johannes Mbong and Matthew Akoko, the outgone two deputy registrars of the board. Allegations are rife that both could have received contracts from the board, against the rule.

Chronicle learnt that in the most part, the deputy registrars placed themselves on mission or executed contracts within the board, which was against their rule. Even with Peter Abety, Board Chairman of the GCE Board, Chronicle gathered that he only came within the scene one, after huge sums had allegedly been drained by the deputy registrars. Thus within the period 2006-2009, Abety is vindicated.