After the arrest of a Senator, the
Prime Minister commits himself to implement the provisions of the FCTC on
tobacco growing.
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Overview of
the Cameroonian parliament
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During
the Plenary Session on questions to the government on December 11, Senator
NGALLI NGOA Pierre Henri asked him to explain the funding of tobacco growing in
Cameroon (500 million CFA francs in 2013), while the Cameroon has ratified the
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Indeed,
the State is officially engaged in tobacco control, but allocates at the same
time significant subsidies to tobacco farmers. This has often led civil society
to express its indignation in various forms, among which whistleblowing with
parliamentarians and members of government.
After
a lively debate about the tobacco growing subsidy in Cameroon, the Prime
Minister, and Head of Government stated that the provisions of the FCTC
