Paul Biya Disburses 217,600,000 To Cameroonain Artist

MINAC: Paul Biya disburses 217,600,000 in favor of artists

The names of the beneficiaries of this government endowment for the local cultural landerneau were published in the national bilingual daily Cameroon Tribune, in its edition of Friday, July 21, 2017.

Prior to the appointment of Professor Narcisse Mouellé Kombi to the Ministry of Arts and Culture (Minac) in October 2015. The trust account created by Paul Biya in 2001 to promote Cameroonian culture and creators of works of mind Had died of his beautiful death.

A few days after taking office in the Minac, Ama Tutu Muna's successor had realized that the accounts of this grant were indebted to several tens of millions of CFA francs, even though the last distribution of this grant A state government manuscript dated back to 2008. At the material time, a team of inspectors from the State superintendency had been sent to the National Museum to pass the accounts of the youngest daughter of Salomon Tadeng Muna with a fine comb. Until today, the results of this famous commission remained in the drawers of Mrs. MBAH ACHA born FOMUNDAM Rose NGWARI.

If we keep to the figures, in less than two years, Narcisse Mouellé Kombi has published the lists of beneficiaries of the trust account for the third consecutive time.

For the year 2016 alone, the former special adviser to the president of the republic has done so twice.

A prize pool of 217.6 million FCFA ...

Since last Friday, the new lists of beneficiaries of the grant are posted on the bulletin board of the Ministry of Arts and Culture. 
On 11 May, at one of its ordinary sessions, the Committee on Arts and Culture worked on the projects submitted to it. Of the four categories: Music, film and audiovisual, festival and other arts, as well as literature and dramatic arts.

In category I devoted to musical art, 151 beneficiaries will receive the sum of 121950000 FCFA, the biggest prize pool. They include Cameroonian veterans such as Charly Nelle, Toucouleur, Ze Bella, Rachel Tsoungui and Zele the Bomber. In the second category where the cinema and the audiovisual point, the 24 beneficiaries will distribute 39500000 FCFA. In the 3rd dedicated to festivals and other arts, 30 million FCFA will be distributed to 31 cultural promoters. To close the loop, it is the category literature and dramatic arts that closes the march, with a total of 26150000FCFA.

In addition, the communiqué issued by our colleagues of the official daily newspaper, the interested parties are invited to approach the administrative and technical secretariat of the Committee on Arts and Culture, to inquire about the practical arrangements related to the collection of financial support To them.

Source:  lecourrierducameroun.com