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Construction of the Olembe Stadium resumes after a dispute between the Cameroonian government and the Canadian company responsible for construction. The Canadian company Magil announces the resumption of work next Monday. An agreement was reached with the Cameroonian government while the termination of the contract was mentioned. The Minister of Sport, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, and the deputy director of Magil, Franck Mathière, visited the site this Friday, January 13th.
With our correspondent in Yaoundé, Richard Onanena
After the on-site visit, which only lasted about twenty minutes, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, Cameroon’s sports minister, said he had come to commemorate this. Magil, the urgency and the need to resume work under the contract that this company has signed with the State of Cameroon “.
The tone is very different. A few days ago, the Cameroonian sports minister accused the Canadian company of overcharging and asked it to justify the use of the 42 billion CFA francs made available for the Olembe site.
Speaking to journalists this morning, Franck Mathière, Magil’s deputy director, refused to take part in what he called technical debates before declaring that the facts will be restored during the next consultation sessions. ” I saw a lot of numbers floating around everywhere. The only thing that is correct, and which we have never disputed, is that there was actually a 21 billion seed advance when the project started. All committed funds are justified and approved. »
On the issue of her unilateral withdrawal, Magil claims she never left and announces that she will resume work next Monday, January 16th.
For the Cabral Libii opposition MP, the announcement of the impending resumption of the Olembe site does not inspire confidence until we know what commitments the two parties have made. Stéphane Akoa, researcher at the Paul Ango Ela Foundation, deplored the lack of transparency regarding the amount that eventually appears on the contract between Magill and the State of Cameroon.
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