Konye Council Makes Significant Progress In PIP Execution

Konye Council Makes Significant Progress In PIPs Execution.

The Konye Council, situated along the Kumba-Mamfe road in Meme Division of the South West region, has made significant progress in the realization of Public Investment Projects, PIPs in the Division. This was noticed on July 24, 2025 at the Divisional delegation of the Ministry of Planning, Economy and Regional Development, MINEPAT, during the second quarter Divisional participatory follow up committee meeting for the execution of the Public Investment Budget, PIB of Meme Division.
The meeting supervised by its Vice Chair, Francisca Nzemenjou, also had in attendance, the Divisional Delegate of MINEPAT, Stephanie Tankeu, Mayors, Heads of de-concentrated services, Contractors, Traditional rulers and cross section of the population.
Welcoming the participants, the Vice chairperson, thanked all for coming and requested for a candid and collaborative deliberation.
According to the statistics communicated by the Divisional Delegate of MINEPAT, the Konye Council integrating with more projects in the hinterlands, has scored a 40.13 percent of its 11 projects envisage for the 2025 fiscal year.
The projects under construction include among others, the rehabilitation of the Koba- Mambaba road( 12 km), the construction of an integrated health center at Wone, the equipment of the Konye Council Community Radio( KCCR), the rehabilitation of the Konye Council Buisness center at Ngolo-bolo, the construction of a slaughter house at Koba market, the construction of a Fish pond at Konye, the construction of a market hangar at Lobange, the construction of a nursery block at GNS Dipenda and the equipment of the nursery block at GNS Dipenda.
The figures also placed the Kumba III Council with some 11 projects at the top in the execution of projects in the Division with a 46.14 percent increase, far from the 10.16 percent it scored at this time of the year in 2024. Kumba II Council with headquarters in Fiango emerged 2nd with a 40.41 percent of the execution of its 10 projects, while the City Council tailed the chart with 11.35 percent of its two projects that are undergoing construction. A noticeable drop in the realization of projects, came from the Mbonge Council that had a 21.35 percent realization of its projects, down from the 51.49 percent it had during the second quarter of the Divisional participatory meeting in 2024.
While lauding Councils that keeps on fostering progress and development in their respective municipalities, she as well called on Councils that are lagging behind to improve and queue up with their peers by puting in more energy to develop their communities.
In her closing remarks, Zemenjou Francisca urged the various stakeholders to personalized projects to yield better results. She however frowned at Councils that are not represented during such sessions, as she underscored that the government is puting in much which the various authorities need to defend by executing the projects effectively.