Joe Dinga Pefok
25 April 2008
opinion
CPDM elite of the Grand North (Adamawa, North and Far North Provinces) tried to deceive President Biya that the February upheaval that rocked many Southern parts of the country did not occur in the Grand North because of what they claim to be a manifestation of the people's high sense of maturity, patriotism.
But in an interview granted the French service of the BBC on April 18, the North Provincial Delegate of Commerce, Haman Oma, made revelations which confirmed that the three Northern provinces did not join the strike because most of the population out there have nothing to do with Cameroon fuel.
The Delegate disclosed that a recent study that was carried out in the three Northern provinces, revealed that as high as 67 % of the fuel consumed in the region, come from neighbouring Nigeria. He said only 37 % of the fuel consumed in the three provinces, is supplied by SCDP.
Also, there are only a total of 26 filling stations in all the three provinces. It is very likely that those who consume Cameroon fuel out there are mostly Government officials and others with free fuel bonds.
The Delegate said that the said fuel is cheap in neighbouring Nigeria because of heavy subvention by its Government. He said most traders in the Northern province exploit the long and porous border between Cameroon and Nigeria to do the illicit and lucrative trade of struggling in cheap fuel from Nigeria.
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