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THE OFFICIAL LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR.
The official opening ceremony of operations on the State budget for the 2025 fiscal year which stood at 7,317,7 billion Francs CFA, was officially launched, on Wednesday 15th January 2025 in Buea, headquarter of the South West Region. The solemn ceremony was Chaired by H.E. Louis Paul Motaze, Honourable Minister of Finance. In attendance were the Director General of Taxation, the Director of Customs, the Governor of the South West Region, Administrative, Religious, Traditional authorities and a host of key stakeholders concerned.
In his welcome address, the Lord Mayor of the Buea Municipality, David Mafani Namange Esq, on behalf of the population of Buea, expressed his gratitude to the MINFI boss for selecting Buea to play host town to the special event. He also used the opportunity to thank him for his selfless services to the state especially when he was the General Manager of CNPS. He finally appealed to the government through the Minister to facilitate the construction of the Bekoko- Idenau, Mutengene- Buea stretch of Road.
In response, the guest of honour, H.E. Louis Paul Motaze, congratulated the South West Region for taking the lead in terms of execution of the Public Investment Budget (BIP credits) in the entire national triangle. He then announced that the budget of Cameroon for the 2025 financial year stood at 3,218 billion francs CFA showing an increase of over 2,904 billion francs CFA as compared to last year. According to this budget, the South West Region will benefit from some key projects such as:
He finally urged all Cameroonians and key actors concerned to see into the realisation of the budget of the earmarked projects.
The Buea Council’s history traces back to 1922, initially established as the Bakweri clan council under Chief Mathias Lifafa Endeley during British colonial rule. It wasn’t until June 29, 1977, that it officially became the Buea Rural Council, formalized by Presidential decree No. 77/203. Prior to this, Buea served as the capital of Kamerun (Cameroon) under German colonial administration from 1901 to 1909 and later as the capital of Southern Cameroons under British rule