Bamenda: The Bamenda Gas Filling Centre, inaugurated on May 9, 2025, by the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Esomba, was expected to alleviate the struggles of the region’s inhabitants by providing domestic cooking gas at a harmonized price of 6,500 FCFA per 12.5kg. However, five months have passed without a single gas bottle being distributed to the population. The filling center remains empty, and the road leading to it is inaccessible.

According to Cameroon News Agency, Bamenda’s residents continue to face challenges with dilapidated infrastructure. Despite the launch of urban crossing road construction by Prime Minister Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute on September 19, 2025, no start date for the construction has been announced. This has left the community in uncertainty as officials of the CPDM leverage these unfulfilled projects to gain votes in the upcoming presidential election.

The city, once envisioned as a ‘city of the future,’ still struggles with poor roads, inconsistent electricity, lack of drinking water, and insecurity. As election campaigns unfold, residents are being presented with renewed promises and ‘hope’ for change in the next seven-year mandate, yet many remain skeptical of these assurances.

Bamenda deserves better, and its people are calling for genuine progress and development.