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nice voice he will respond “Good morning
my dear boy, how are you”.
Strange enough, he uses the same nice
voice when giving you a large potion to
clear as punishment “my dear boy come,
start clearing from here ehh, keep clearing
till you reach the tree over there”, pointing
to a tree you can barely see.
You know at that point, you try to reconcile
the kind voice that is talking and the large
potion it is ordering you to clear in vain. Mr.
Tefu, Mr. Mbinkar, Mr. Charles alias Par
Coeur, and Fr. Kintang alias Boys Kintang
were great. I loved Miss Dora’s dedication.
3. What do you do today (work/study)?
Today, I am into Postgraduate studies in
Governance and Economic
Development at the University of Yaoundé
2, Soa. I am also a second cycle
student at the National School of
Administration and Magistracy. I have been
working in the private sector for about
three years in the domain of Project
Management and I must say it’s been quite
interesting but I always felt I
needed to go further.
4. How did you decide on your
career/academic path?
At different stages in my life, I thought of
making a career in different domains, from
priesthood when I was younger, to medical
doctor in secondary school, to military
officer in High school, and an administrator
at the university.
I was influenced at each stage by my family,
friends, personal interests and the
realities we live in. However my first crucial
career orienting decision came after my O
Level in 2002, I had to decide whether to do
Arts or Science, given that my grades gave
me the luxury to choose. After some
consultations, I took to the advice of an
accountant and decided to do A4. I
remember some teachers suggesting I do
sciences at the interview, but I insisted on
doing A4. So think well before taking this
decision, it’s important.
During an Internship with a local company, I
admired the senior manager so much so
that I decided to study management at
university level. After working for a couple
of years and observing the labour market, I
decided to focus on development studies
with the objective of being at the front of
development initiatives.
So my career path has been shaped by
listening to the advice of people who
knew me and wanted to see me succeed, by
observing the market and by the
realities in Cameroon. So far, so good thank
God.
5. What curricular/ extracurricular aspects
from your background, dating back to
St. Bede’s or before, factored into and
helped you on your jo \