By Noela EBOB BISONG
Hitherto solely within the competence of Governors and Senior Divisional Officers – SDOs, the Minister of
Territorial Administration has now granted competence to Divisional Officers DOs to sign attestations of
original certificates.
In a June 11 Circular, Minister Paul Atanga Nji says the move is in response to multiple complaints and
frustrations on the part of holders of such attestations.
It is an open secret that some certificates take time to be established after graduation, and some holders
often fail to meet deadlines due to such delays. Having DOs now signing such attestations will greatly reduce
the burdens of long waiting at the previous offices, some hold.
The ministerial circular which is being received with some level of applause is addressed to the Divisional
Officers through the SDOs from the Governors of Cameroon’s 10 regions.