54 years old Yves Bernard Alienou, was on January 31st, 2024, commissioned into his duty as the new Senior Divisional Officer of Manyu Division. South-West Governor, Bernard Okalia Bilai, commissioned him at the Mamfe ceremonial grandstand in the presence of the population of the area. He takes over from Viang Mekala, transfered to Fako Division after 18 months of service in Manyu. During the ceremony that brought together administrative, municipal, traditional and religious authorities, the Chief Executive Officer of the region, underscored three slippery paths in Manyu Division namely; the boundary dispute in Akwaya Subdivision, chieftain quarrels and security headaches which the newly installed S.D.O. would have to tackle.