Yaounde, Cameroon Africa. (Cameroon News) – President Paul Biya of Cameroon in a National Youth Day address on February 10, 2012, told the youths, “I am counting on you to be builders of the exemplary Republic to which we all aspire.” Cameroon on February 11, 2012 celebrated the 46th edition of its National Youth Day.
He called on the youths to use the knowledge acquired in school and other training sessions to contribute to building an emerging Cameroon which is a common grand vision.
The Head of State cited government’s efforts to give the youths decent and professional-oriented education, as well as job opportunities.
Mr Biya acknowledged the damage successive crises have done to the country’s economy.
He however, stated that the country has set out to surmount the crises by giving a fresh impetus to economic activities with the ultimate goal of attaining the status of an emerging country.
President Biya gave both certificate and non-certificate holders hopes of getting jobs.
“ We will soon launch our agrarian revolution and implement our major mining, energy and infrastructure projects,” he said, stating that some of them were already underway.
Paul BIya - President of Cameroon with Chantal & Ouattara of Ivory Coast
Cameroon is majorly made up of youths and these youths full of determination, commitment and having the necessary intellectual background are inevitably the corner stone for the construction of a new Cameroon.
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It is time for the Cameroonian youths both home and abroad to work together, digging into their creative minds and bringing out all the wonderful ideas they have within.
We have to dream big.
Cameroon has a lot to offer to the world, but we are letting ourselves to be in a state were we ae depending on the world. Cameroon has a good educational system…. Which is reflective in the performance of some of its citizens abroad.
What we need are parents who can support their children in pursuit of their real dreams life and government government programs that can assist.
The therefore have a challenge to look within and around them, and the shrinking global world to see what they can give out…. And not what they can take in….we take a lot for granted Cameroon!
This has been the wish of the President even when he was the Prime Minister of our beloved nation. Cameroonians love their nation woleheartely,,no doubts about that. But the bottlenecks that are in the country does not welcome youths at all. Rigour and moralisation that was echoed in our tens gave us hope that we will become part the nation builders. Today all those words never made sense that's why youths are still not sure if this nation belongs to them. There are several cases where youths has been around with projects but couldnot carry them out because of the system in place. We hope things will change in the nearest future to allow youths comeback home and share their expertise and knowledge.
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love ma president and his ambitions for Cameroon!