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President General Of BOBA, Prof Barrister DUGA ERNEST TITANJI, Discloses That The Cameroon GCE Board Has Accepted To Reopen The GCE Center At CPC Bali This Year (2025 GCE Exams). “But Infrastructure Failed Us.”
The Douala Chapter Of BOBA Headed By Sir Dr Ntumfor Barrister NICO HALLE, Presents Award To President General Of BOBA, For His “Outstanding Leadership Qualities, Dedicated Service And Lasting Impact On BOBA”.
The Douala Chapter of the Bali Old Boys Association, BOBA, which is an association of ex –students of the Cameroon Protestant College, Bali, Mezam Division of the Northwest Region of Cameroon, on July 11, 2025 hosted the meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the association, which is as well attended by Chapter Presidents. The meeting held at the residence of Ba Nkom RAYMOND DINGA GWANYALLA, former President General of BOBA and one of the advisers to the President of the Douala Chapter of BOBA.
Worth noting that the Douala chapter of BOBA holds all important meetings at the residence of Ba Nkom Gwanyalla, as a sign of respect, and also as a show of gratitude, for all what he has been doing for the Chapter over the years. Ba Nkom Gwanyalla is a retired senior civil servant (senior Customs Officer). As a result of his hard work in the Cameroon Customs, Ba Nkom Gwanyalla was appointed Deputy Director of Customs, and finally as Director of Customs, before later going on retirement.
Multipurpose Hall Project
Meanwhile, talking to the press at the end of the NEC meeting, the President General of BOBA, Prof. Barrister GUGA ERNEST TITANJI, said they hold NEC meetings in different places, and this time around they decided to hold it in Douala. He said constitutionally, they are supposed to hold at least two NEC meetings a year, which means that they can hold more than two. He said it all depends on what is happening.
The President General of BOBA explained that what they normally do at NEC meetings is to evaluate the evolution of the association, evaluate their current projects or whatever thing they are doing. “We do discuss all these things during our NEC meetings. Right now we have a project. Last year we celebrated the twin anniversary – 75 years of CPC Bali, and 50 years of BOBA. During these twins anniversary celebration, BOBA decided to offer a project to CPC, which is the Multipurpose Hall. Today, we were evaluating the state of preparedness, to launch that project”, Prof Barrister Duga Ernest Titanji, disclosed.
We Have Galvanized The Association
As to how BOBA is faring under the leadership his team, the President General said when they took over BOBA was more a dormant association. He said they have galvanized the association; and hat the association both at the national and chapter levels is once more back to life. “Another thing is that there was some disunity in BOBA. We have tried as much as possible to reunite all Bobans; to bring all Bobans together. I have been to the United Kingdom, I have been to Switzerland. I have been to the United States of America three times, because the US seemed to have been the difficult one. Today we have a more united and stronger BOBA, with Bobans ready to participate in activities”, Prof Barrister Titanji stated. Worth noting, that a member of BOBA is called Boban.
Worthy of note as well, that the President General of BOBA, Prof Duga Ernest Titanji, is not only a practicing lawyer, but is as well a university don. He is a lecturer at the Yaounde II University (Soa).
“People Don’t Give Because They Have Much”
Meanwhile, the NEC meeting of BOBA ended with a colourful reception organized by the Douala Chapter. The reception that was attended by other members of the Douala Chapter of BOBA featuredto organmuch eating and wining, as well as dancing.
Speaking at the reception, the President of the Douala Chapter of BOBA, Sir Dr Ntumfor Barrister NICO HALLE, on behalf of the Chapter formally welcomed members of the National Executive Committee of BOBA, to Douala. He explained the reasons why the Douala Chapter of BOBA holds all its important meetings or events in the premises of the President General Emeritus of BOBA, Ba Nkom Raymond Dinga Gwanyalla. He said the Douala Chapter of BOBA is blessed to have somebody like Ba Nkom Gwanyalla. Halle asserted that Ba Nkom Gwanyalla is a very generous man, and that the Douala Chapter of BOBA has over the years been benefiting from his unlimited generosity. But Halle asserted that people like Ba Nkom Gwanyalla who give, do not do so because they have much, but rather because they are kind hearted.
The President of the Douala Chapter of BOBA also expressed gratitude to those members of the Chapter that generously made financial contributions to assist in the organization of the reception, when he informed members that the Chapter would host the NEC meeting. He regretted that we are living in a world of ingratitude, where people do not know how to say, thank you.
Special Award To President General Of BOBA
Turning to the Yaounde based President General of BOBA, Prof Barrister Duga Ernest Titanji, the Douala Chapter President of the association, Sir Dr Ntumfor Barrister Nico Halle, on behalf of the Chapter, congratulated him and his team for the great work they have done in the last few years that they have been in office. Citing the major achievements of Titanji as President General of BOBA, Halle stated that Titanji has reconciled Bobans worldwide, and that under his leadership BOBA also worked hard for the reopening of CPC Bali, and as well contributed in the renovations of some infrastructures on CPC campus. He added that under Prof Titanji’s leadership, BOBA also contributed in offering scholarships to bring back students on CPC campus, and last year also successfully organized the grand twin anniversary – 75 years of CPC Bali, and 50 years of BOBA. Halle also cited the creation of the BOBA logo, as well as the Multipurpose Hall Project at CPC Bali that BOBA is raising funds to construct.
Sir Dr Ntuumfor Barrister Nico Halle said as a mark of appreciation as well as encouragement to the President General of BOBA, Prof Barrister Duga Ernest Titanji, the Douala Chapter of BOBA, decided to present to him an award. The award was handed over to the President General of BOBA by a three man team of designated members of the Douala Chapter of BOBA, comprised of the oldest member, Pa AYUKEBA, and one of the prominent members, Prof HENRY NAMME LUMA, who is the Director General of the Douala General Hospital (State owned specialists hospital). The message on the award read:
BOBA AWARD
AWARD TO Prof Barrister DUGA Ernest Titanji
In recognition of your outstanding leadership qualities, dedicated service and lasting impact on BOBA.
With deep gratitude, BOBA Douala Chapter proudly presents this token of appreciation.
President, Douala Chapter
Sir Dr Barrister Nico Halle
The award was a pleasant surprise to the President General of BOBA, Prof Titanji, as he was not hinted in advance. “I am particularly elated, happy, to receive the award”, the awardee declared. He also congratulated the President of the Douala Chapter of BOBA, Sir Dr Barrister Nico Halle, and his team, for the successful hosting of the NEC meeting of BOBA.
“We Have Succeeded To Make Bobans Feel Like Bobans”
The President General of BOBA, Prof Barrister Duga Ernest Titanji, recalled that when he and his team were elected into office in 2022, they set out a roadmap. He was happy to note that most of what they set out to do have been achieved. He cited some of the major things they have succeeded to accomplish, in terms of projects like the renovation of some infrastructures at CPC Bali, as well as reuniting Bobans. ‘One of the things we have succeeded to do, is to make Bobans feel like Bobans, and as a result the association has seen an increase in the number of registered members”, he asserted.
Talking about CPC Bali which BOBA succeeded to reopen, as well offered scholarship to encourage students to return to campus, the President General disclosed that the 2024/ 25 academic year, saw enrolment rise to 600 students. He was quite optimistic that the enrollment will eventually get back to the figure before the school’s closure due to the escalated Anglophone Crisis.
GCE Board Accepts To Reopen GCE Center
Meanwhile, the President General of BOBA, Prof Duga Ernest Titanji, disclosed that they contacted the Cameroon GCE Board, on the possibility of reopening the GCE center at CPC Bali. It should be noted that before its temporal closure, CPC Bali had over the years been hosting two GCE Centers – the Center for internal candidates (CPC students), and an external center (Center No. 003 – Bali External). Titanji said following discussions with the GCE Board, the Board accepted to reopen the center for internal candidates, which was their concern. It is not clear whether the GCE Board was also to reopen the external center at the same time.
Prof Titanji said CPC students were supposed to write the 2025 GCE examination on campus. “But infrastructure failed us”, he regretted. He explained that due to abandonment during the years that CPC was shutdown, the auditorium in the school where the GCE examination also used to be written, had become dilapidated, and unsafe. He said that was the main reason why CPC students did not write this year’s GCE on campus, and instead had to do so at a GCE exams center in nearby Bamenda.
The President General of BOBA pointed out the problem of infrastructure that obstructed the reopening of the GCE Center at CPC Bali, only increases the importance and urgency for BOBA, to carry out the Multipurpose Hall Project at CPC Bali.
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