ART organised a ten-kilometre walk from Nomayos to Simbock last Saturday.

In order to maintain a healthy mind in a healthy body, the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, ART, last Saturday October 31, 2009, organised a sports walk for workers of certain State corporations. The walk which took place between Nomayos and Simbock saw the participation of staff from the Rural Electricity Regulatory Board, ARSEL, the Public Tenders Regulatory Board, ARMP and host, ART.

The walk began with stretching up exercises under the coordination of an expert hired for the purpose, then the march proper. Though the walk was not competitive and the women had been placed at the front roll, a group of men detached themselves at the end of the group barely after one kilometre of walking. Some women abandoned the march along the way and were picked up by relay vehicles or by the ambulance. At the end, it was all feasting and merry making at the Etok-Kos resort in Simbock-Yaounde.

According to the chief of service for human resources and training at ART, Eyene Marol Justin, the walk is organised every three months to motivate the personnel of the corporation foster the spirit of friendship with workers of the other corporations. The choice of the itinerary depends on the tourist potential of the area. It is for this reason that they have been to Zamengwe to see the electricity plant, visited a small zoo in Mfou last year and this year the focus was to discover the Etok-Kos tourist resort with the possibility of fishing in an artificial lake or having a canoe ride.

Meanwhile, to the head of sports department at ART, Nguele Mbega Guillaume, the aimed is the physical wellbeing of the personnel and to bring the workers together.

Speaking at the end of the long march, the general Manager of ARSEL, Pierre Ndouga Hell, said he was in a better form and congratulated the initiators of the march saying it has contributed to the spirit of conviviality among the workers.