CNPS is a Sinking Fund Group that doesn’t benefit us” Banboye Williams

Cameroon Social Insurance Fund (CNPS) has come under attack by majority of Northwest Mayors for blockage of their accounts due to nonpayment of workers dues estimate at thousand of millions. The delay in reopening the accounts may cause unpredictable effect on the life of the region. Pundits have warned.The draconian measures taken by the Regional Chief of CNPS according to the mayors, lack a human face as it has caused untold hardship on councils and the workers. The blockage has further compounded the financially difficulties of the councils stagnated by the Anglophones crisis for five years running.   Non collection of local revenue since the advent of the Anglophone crisis has adversely affected northwest and southwest councils for over five years running.  It should be recalled that most Northwest councils depend largely on the   quarterly   subventions ( council additional Taxes)  from FIECOM which has for been very epileptic for close to five years following the Anglophone stalemate.  Councils most often go for five to six months without the subvention.    This has caused untold hardship on Council workers. The rhetoric is, why should CNPS blocked accounts of councils that are barely surviving? It is unimaginable and merciless. Mayors have condemned the decision in the strongest of terms.Mayor  Banduye Williams  of Mbiame  Council in Bui Division in an exclusive with The vanguard Newspaper shortly after a meeting organized by the Regional bureau of the  Union of Cities and councils of Cameroon ( UCCC) to discuss issues affecting the union on Thursday April 14 , deplored the decision by CNPS Regional Chief, saying it is inhuman. He tagged    CNPS an   unnecessary sinking Fund Group with debatable objectives, as they hardly pay all retirees dues.He disclosed that his council inherited huge debts with CNPS which to him, are not justifiable anywhere. “They gave us some amounts as debts and asked us to sign a moratorium   with them. We agreed but did not know that by signing it, they were still going to send it the national director in Yaounde for approval. It was rather today that she (the Regional Chief of CNPS) told us that it was at the discretion of the National Director”.    He said there is an issue with the declaration, late payments and penalties levied on councils by CNPS.  “ it is terrible, requesting us to pay debts we did not incur at this period of Anglophone crisis  that has rendered most councils poor as we do  not collecting local revenue.  If your council owes FCFA 40 millions, they will ask you pay in between 15 and 16 millions. What some council usually receive as council additional taxes from FIECOM is not even up to that amount”.  He said.  He   quoted the Regional Chief as saying  that the penalties must be paid before their accounts are open, although he  requested   them to come to her office for one on one negotiation on apparent installment payments. Deploring the slow or nonpayment of most retirees dues, Banboye lambasted CNPS, saying it is “ a Sinking Fund Group as  we are not benefiting anything  substantial because even the workers that have worked and gone on retirement do not have their benefits at al or on time , they will turn around and you the worker  did not apply. How can they request retirees apply before they start paying their pension? What are they doing with the   documents in their achieve?.  He questioned. The Regional Chief of the CNPS refused to talk to the press shortly after the meeting.

By Chifu Edward

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