Simple Steps on rescuing Cameroon from impending catastrophe

By Hinsley Njila

Intro by Innocent Chia

Cameroonians, by and large, are acutely aware of the fact that their country is richly blessed in natural resources; in agriculture (cocoa, coffee, tea, bananas etc), forestry (timber, rubber etc), Mining (Iron Ore, gold, bauxite etc), oil and gas among others. Others, especially the Western nations and Chinese, have been and are taking advantage and harvesting the bounty while the locals cue-in-line hoping against hope for an opportunity, any opportunity… 

  
There is, however, an abundance of ironies contradicting the desire to improve the lot of the poor masses versus the effort to improve. The following piece narrows-in on four (4) ideas that are potential game changers if not dismissed hastily as too simplistic or its author as naive. Back from a recent trip to Cameroon, Hinsley Njila looks beyond the hopelessness and proffers commonsense advice. 

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Comments

[Bob Bristol]

Njila, your points are well-noted. But if Cameroonians could decease from lecturing from that "teacher position", when no reader or listener has been willing to place himself at the "student position", then we are sure to make some strides. We must all assume that we have failed. We have failed to have good leaders. We have failed to oust the bad leaders. We have failed to turn the economy around. We could educate people more if we start from that failed perspective. As failed individuals, we could go by asking questions and putting forth proposals in a very humble manner. But most importantly we could educate by being an example of the ideas we preach.

I would love to see an article titled " This is how I succeeded or how I am succeeding in Cameroon amidst all the odds"