A high-level government delegation, led by the Minister of Public Works, Emanuel Nganou Djoumessi, and the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic (SGPR), Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, visited the Lékié Division last Sunday to examine the challenges related to the rehabilitation of the Boucle de la Lékié, a strategic road project for this region in Central Cameroon.
This large-scale project, with a total estimated cost of 31 billion FCFA, spans a total length of 81 kilometers. It is currently being executed by the Egyptian company Arab Contractors, with a work progress rate estimated at only 15%, which partly explains this ministerial visit aimed at identifying obstacles to its progression.
The delegation’s itinerary was meticulously planned to cover the entire route. After leaving Yaoundé, the official convoy passed through the towns of Obala, Okola, and Monatele, the main agglomerations served by this road infrastructure.
A symbolic moment of this tour was a stop planned in Konabeng, the native village of an influential personality locally considered the main architect of the realization of this project, which had long remained in the administration’s plans.
The rehabilitation of the Boucle de la Lékié is organized into three distinct sections:
– The first section, which connects the Nkolbisson Interchange to the Zamengoue Interchange, spans 9.050 kilometers.
– The second section, the longest, runs from the Zamengoue Interchange to Evodoula via Ekekam, covering a distance of 43.950 kilometers.
– The third section connects Ekekam to Monatele over 28.5 kilometers.
This road infrastructure is of paramount importance for the economic development of Lékié, a division recognized as one of Cameroon’s agricultural hubs. Improving connectivity in this area should facilitate the evacuation of agricultural products to urban centers, boost local trade, and open up many rural localities.
