GICAM Cameroon Employers' Organisation
# ELECTIVE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Douala, December 16, 2020
# Acceptance speech by M. Célestin K. TAWAMBA
"That is why, my dear friends, I would like to urge you, each time you cross the threshold of your company, both on arrival and at departure, to bear these figures in mind! They are striking proof of the size and diversity of the network that you constitute. They measure the contribution that is yours to the creation of wealth and jobs in our country. They make you an economic and social force that must be recognised for the central role it plays in our society. "
The Honorary President, Dear André Siaka, CEOs and Directors, Dear Members, Dear Friends,
I will start by thanking you for massively mobilising to physically take part in this election, despite the current health crisis and the ensuing constraints.
I appreciate your passion for this campaign and this election. Thanks to you, the electoral process that we have just experienced was conducted smoothly.
In this regard, I would like to congratulate the members of the Council of the Wise. They rigorously supervised the entire electoral process, from the announcement of the elective general assembly, through the validation of the list of candidates, up to the day before the vote was held. I would like to thank them for ensuring that the statutory rules were respected, as well as the rules of transparency and ethics in the conduct of these elections. Once again, they acted as true guardians of the temple they are for our Association.
Thanks again!
As you can probably imagine, I feel greatly honoured and very emotional at this moment.
I deeply appreciate the vote of confidence that you have just renewed in me and in the members of the 'GICAM in Action: Part II' List, the team that I was leading.
The magnitude of this confidence, as indicated by our list score, further strengthens our commitment to stand up for you.
Furthermore, we understand that we have an obligation to do better by implementing the programme you have just approved with greater determination and expertise.
For me, this is a great mark of confidence!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Members Dear Friends
Beyond the solemnity of my heartfelt gratitude, I would like to express my awareness of the magnitude and the difficulty of the task which awaits me, which awaits us.
I would also like to tell you that I know that I can count on our collective strength to meet the challenges we will be facing.
By being passionate about the campaign, By clearly committing yourself to the vote, By massively expressing your confidence in our list,
You have taken on your responsibilities in the most striking way.
By doing so, you have laid the foundations for the more inspiring, more daring and more impactful GICAM that we hope for.
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