North West Fons Rally Behind Dr. Ngwanyam’s Bid For Senate

The members of the NORTH West Fon’s Union (NOWEFU) have unanimously endorsed the proprietor cum Director of St. Louis University Institute of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Bamenda, Dr. Nick Ngwanyam’s bid for senate.

The Fons who converged at the explanade of the St. Louis University in their numbers, took the opportunity of that institution’s 9th convocation ceremony to crown Dr. Nick Ngwangyam, "Mbang Fon" (The Fon’s Staff) and equally decorated the wife, Florence Manjong Titu, with the Royal garment.

Harping on the raison d’être of coronating Dr. Ngwanyam and endorsing his bid for senate, the fons through the NOWEFU President General, Fon. Teche Njei of Ngemua, observed that he and his betterhalf are very attached to social work, development and the concern for the community and other people. Fon Teche stressed that the couple believes in the respect of human rights, social justice, the support of youths and sound professional education. Hear him; "The couple has given scholarships to the tune of 85.2million FCFA to students across the nation and has so far trained a lot of youths at the St. Louis University Institute who now occupy professional positions in many hospitals and other health institutions in Cameroon and beyond". He said it’s because of Dr. Ngwanyam’s love and assistance to humanity that the Fons ipso facto decided to honour both of them publicly and resolved to work together with them for the growth of the nation. "We understand Dr. Ngwanyam wants to be a senator. We the Fons, our people and the entire North West Region vote for him as a person because he convinces us as a good leader for our region".

During the 9th Convocation ceremony proper, the personal representative of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea (UB), Professor Julius Ngoh, who is the deputy Vice Chancellor of UB incharge of cooperation, disclosed that U.B. supervises all the programmes of St. Louis University Institute monitoring teaching and assessment of work to ensure that the graduates attain the standard of U.B. which is the first University in Cameroon according to the world classification of universities.

The St. Louis University Institute Director, Dr. Nick Ngwanyam announced that 26 students were graduating in the first batch of Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech) while a total of 248 students were graduating with the Higher Professional Diplomas (HPD) with 499 matriculated. He was proud to announce that St. Louis is working with some German Universities to assist the institution in pharmacy programmes hoping that St. Louis will begin producing drugs in Cameroon soon.

Both the representatives of the Ministers of Higher Education and Public Health hailed St. Louis for not only educating and employing Cameroon youths but equally for assisting government to provide health personnel to the public and private sectors.

The programmes offered at St. Louis are Higher Professional Diplomas, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmcy, Dentistry, Physiotheraphy, Radiology and Ultrasonology and Midwifery.

At the B-Tech programmes, it offers nursing, radiology and ultrasonography, Hospital Health Management, Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Sciences. New products in perspective are B-Tech in Midwifery and B-Tech in Pharmacy Dentistr