By SIMON NDIVE KALLA
The Nigerian Consul General to the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon, H.E. Ibrahim Mohammed Bashir has called on the Nigerian community in Limbe to shun away from secessionist tendencies and send their children to school. The Consul General was speaking on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Chamber of Commerce in down Beach Limbe.
H.E. Ibrahim Mohammed Bashir while addressing the numerous challenges faced by the Nigerian community in Limbe urged them to cooperate with Cameroon authorities to fight against terrorism in the North West, South West, Far North Regions of Cameroon and also in the Gulf of Guinea. The Consul General also called on the Nigerian populace in Limbe to stop the application of dual nationality because the Constitution of Cameroon doesn’t permit such. He also appealed to his brethren to always take their children back to their various villages in Nigeria rather than stay and hide the children away from home, urging them to be united and respect one another, while respecting the norms of their resident society.
The diplomat, happy with the observation of the Fako Senior Divisional Officer Engamba Emmanuel Ledoux that Nigerians are law abiding, insisted on his people to collaborate with the authorities of Cameroon, holding that Nigeria and Cameroon both share the same insecurity challenges.
On some of the worries raised by the Nigerians in Limbe, such as the difficulty to obtain Resident Permit and Nationality, H.E. Mohammed Bashir promised to channel their worries to the hierarchy in Yaounde for consideration.
In a welcome address presented earlier by the Nigerian Union President in Limbe, Nwosu Leonard, he decried the attitude of some Nigerians such as Uzuba, Hausa, Ibiobo and others, not willing to belong to the Nigerian Union in Limbe. He appealed to the Consul General to ensure all Nigerians in Limbe are united through one umbrella which is the Nigerian Union.
The Consul General had a brief stop at the SDO’s office, Limbe City Council and Nigerian Union Limbe branch office, before arriving at the chambers of commerce.