Senate: challenges of new senators unveiled
Senators making up the third legislature will have as challenges: the implementation their institutional mission, which is to decently represent their decentralized territorial collectivities and to actively participate in the implementation of democracy as mentioned by the Head of State.
These challenges were revealed on April 11th 2023 as the 100 senators who were recently elected and appointed, met at the Yaounde Conference Center for the solemn opening of their first ordinary session as of right. The session was presided over by the eldest Senator, René Ze Nguele together with his youngest colleagues, Senators Jeanne Caroline Afane and Michel Kotoko.
New Senators during the opening session expressed satisfaction and also revealed what their plans are.
“I am proud and satisfied to be here to participate in the writing of a new page in the history of the Senate in Cameroon and I hope we shall all have convergent points of view to participate in the construction of our country,” Senator Laurent Charles Boyomo Assala of the Centre region said.
“Our regions and the population in general are really expecting much from us. We should initiate development from the senate. We are also expected to bring our touches in decentralization. I think it is a mandate of revolution. We are determined to accompany the Head of State in this mandate,” Senator Grégoire Mba Mba of the South region added.
After the solemn opening of the Senate, the Senators are expected to continue their session as of right during which their compatibilities will be verified by various executive bodies that will be put in place, they will also be handed over their attributes and general committees will be formed.
