Mbonbani,

Think about it l am sure the street lights were hung on existing poles if that was the case, then parts of Bali\pple going without electricity might be because the whole infrastructure has to be built from the ground up. This requires a process so l do not think comparing street lights and people going without light makes a good argument.What is being done now is part of that process. Stay blessed. NibabsDohmusi Fidelis Gana wrote:
Ni Goddy,We are thinking in the same direction. What I meant was that I have a problem with lighting the streets when other parts like Naka and even parts of Nsang and Etoma are begging for electricity extensions.GanaGoddy Fofang wrote:
Ni Gana,Our basic need is electricity and water and a motor able road. The majority of Bali Population is moving towards Naka though settled around Worsing. We now have a good road going through, and when you bring Electricity and Water more people will build in that area. We are not talking of lighting the highway which I don't have a problem with that either. We are talking of expansion of Electricity and water. Have you thought that River Naka could supply water to that area? Let's try to be positive here. Before any neighborhood is developed here, Water, Electricity and sewage comes first, why not Bali? You need to give Ba Fomantum kudos. NI Goddy

To: mbonbani@yahoogroup s.comFrom: dohmusi06@yahoo. comDate: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:01:10 -0700Subject: RE: [bonbani] NAKA VILLAGE -BALI SUBDIVISION LAUNCHES FUND RAISING TO ELECTRIFY VILLAGE

Ni Goddy,With the coming of the new mayor, someone proudly announced an achievement which was the lighting of the highway from T-junction to Ntan Ko'o. In response, I wondered aloud while the Highway should be lighted when many people in some parts of the sub-division lacked the opportunity to light their homes for kids to at least do their homework. Ba Fomantum's initiative highlights the bases of my worries. Such an initiative will make him forever remembered by the people of Naka. Its success is my wish.GanaGoddy Fofang

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Ba Fomantum,I salute you for your endeavors to modernize Bali Nyonga. You have taken us up for a challenge that will make a blind man see. When the current Mayor took office , there was an outburst of cries for help from this group and we had to wait for him to saddle on. I wonder what his plans for Bali -Nyonga is, now that the horse is galloping smoothly, if this is the right time to ask?I read your mail with keen interest and it touched my heart that we as sons of Bali may not understand your vision. For those who have a foresight, please read ba Fomantum's message and think twice. We are the ones who own land between Njenka Hausa and chomba and this area is where the Bali Nyonga city is expanding to. I suggested a few months ago that those who own land from T-Junction should be the touch bearers to push for Electricity and Water to be brought to that area. Little did I know what was in the oven. If Bali-Nyonga becomes a Full Division, Worsing will be a sub-division, since there is no land in Bali central for businesses to build or grow. Why don't we act now? In the name of development, we can join Ba Fomantum to make this dream come true.Ni Goddy fofang

To: mbonbani@yahoogroup s.comFrom: evotmia@yahoo. comDate: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:57:38 -0700Subject: [bonbani] NAKA VILLAGE -BALI SUBDIVISION LAUNCHES FUND RAISING TO ELECTRIFY VILLAGE

Ba Mbonbani,

On April 25th 2008, the population of Naka Village in the Bali Nyonga Subdivision will be launching a Special Fund Raising for the electrification of the Village.

This call for support comes in the wake of recent development projects in Bali Nyonga as a whole, an initiative fueled by the World Bank Sponsored project through an NGO called GP DERUDEP. However for any village to benefit from the grant, they must in addition of the submission of a viable project, contribute 10% of the value of the project. We of Naka have already contributed 1.300,000 FCFA and wish to raise this amount to 3,000,000 frs in order to electrify the entire Naka Village. The estimated value of our project is 30,000,000 frs CFA. For our project to be accepted, we need the sum of 1,700,000 FCFA to make up the difference. It is in this light that we are calling on all the sons and daughters of Bali Nyonga as well as friends and sympathisers to come to our support.

Naka village is one of the only villages in the Bali Nyonga Subdivision without electricity, portable water and health care facilities. The entire village with a population of about 3,500 people is made up of the following quarters: Ngwatkan, Titam (Mile 88 ), Mali (Mile 86) and Nsang (Mile 8). Naka is only about 5 Minutes drive from Bamenda and 8 minutes drive from Ntafoang-Bali, yet it is one of the least developed in the area. Despite the tarred road that passes through Naka, it has not caught the eyes of people to invest or build beautiful houses in this area because of lack of basic necessities.

Naka is the most strategic village in the whole of Bali subdivisions for the following reasons:
1. It is the gateway to the Bali Nyonga subdivision. You can not enter Bali without passing through Naka except through Mbengwi or Mamfe.
2. As a border village that has witnessed invasion in the past from neibouring villages like Chomba, more people need to live in this area as soon as possible. More people can only do so with the presence of electricity, portable water and health facilities.

3. Naka is a major farming area that produces most of the food that feeds the population of Bali and Bamenda, yet it is paid the least attention. You need to see the number of people that leaves from Bamenda to Naka everyday to carry out farming. However serious agricultural projects cannot take place in this village because of the absence of electricity. Naka has the largest portion of fertile soil in the Bali Nyonga subdivision and could provide a source of wealth to many.

4. Living in Naka, is like Living in Bamenda. It takes less time to leave Naka to Bamenda, than it takes to live Nkwen or the Station Hill to Bamenda. Developing Naka will mean bridging the gap between Bali and Bamenda. In order to earn a division in Bali, small strategic villages like Naka need to be empowered and endowered with basic facilities. Uplifting this area may significantly contribute to the granting of a subdivision in Bali Nyonga.


It is within this framework of social development, that the people of Naka are soliciting your assistance for Fund Raising. Your generous donation, in cash or Kind will be highly welcome. What ever you contribute, God will refill your pockets tenfold.

Ba Tadoh Fomantum
On Behalf of the Naka Community