By Francis Tim Mbom & Walter Wilson Nana
The mortal remains of Fako based lawyers and their wives who died recently in a road accident were honoured on Friday, November 16, at the Southwest Court of Appeal.
SDF Chairman, Fru Ndi, ushered by Barrister Stephen Njilla into court premises where fallen lawyers were laid
The deceased included Barristers Emmanuel Mbaubo Ambilichu and David Oben Nkongho, Mrs. Sophie Oben, Mrs Theresia Eta-Besong Jnr, Mrs Catherine Diame and Mrs Mary Forcha. They were all buried over the weekend.
Bishop Bushu prays for the deceased
Their final traverse to eternity began with the removal of their remains from the Buea Hospital Mortuary at about 10 am. Accompanied by a crowd of over 5000 mourners who had turned up from all over the country, the remains were processed to the Southwest Court of Appeal, Buea, where an ecumenical service and other tributes were said to bid the fallen legal gurus and their wives a safe return to God's Kingdom.
Led by the Bishop of Buea Diocese, Mgr Immanuel Bushu, Reverend Frederick Atug of the Presbyterian Church Buea Station and Arung Bate of the Evangelical Bible Missions in Limbe, the service went on in prayers, Biblical readings and a sermon by the Bishop.
Lawyers convey casket to court premises
"Grant them life, happiness and peace. Let them pass in safety through the gates of death and live forever with all your saints in the light you promised to Abraham and to all his descendants in faith…Pardon their sins and give them eternal life in your Kingdom," Bishop Bushu prayed.
Bishop Bushu also implored the Almighty to grand to the bereaved families and friends the courage to take heart.He urged the thousands of mourners to use the occasion as a day of reflection. Drawing inspiration from St Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians, he said death was a mystery and that is why when people die, many will always ask questions.
"Our bodies are not permanent; they break easily and we must handle them with care," he said. "And when the Lord decides to call us to his House," he added," everything else stops for us in this life."
Magistrates, Lawyers leading procession to court
"The death of our brothers, sisters, husbands, relatives and sons that we are mourning now, is a call for all of us that today is for them and tomorrow is for us. Jesus tells us to be ready at all times, because it comes at a moment we do not know," he said.Pastor Bate on his part, said grace and mercy were to the chosen of the Lord and protection to His holy ones.
On his part, Reverend Atug reminded mourners that Christ urges them not
to be worried for He has gone to prepare a place in his "Father's
House" where there are "many rooms" for all.
The funeral service was laced with tributes from the President of the
Southwest Court of Appeal, Chief Justice Lucy Asuagbor, Representative
of the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Keeper of the
Seals, Attorney General of the Southwest, Justice Solomon Mbah Njei,
the Bar Council President, Barrister Charles Tchuongang.
Prof. Victor Njoh, UB Registrar, Mbella Moki & Fru Ndi
In his tribute, Tchoungang said the death of Barrister Ambilichu, who was one of the prominent members of the Bar Council Executive, and that of Barrister Oben had come to add, to the deaths of two of their members who perished during the Mbanga Pongo air crash of late in Douala. "Why such deaths in so short a time?," Tchoungang pondered.
He remarked that it was an immense tragedy both for the deceased and
those mourning. According to him, though their colleagues were dead and
gone, their memories will continue to live vividly in their hearts as
though they were, yet, alive.
Assistance For Oben's Kids
The Bar President promised that the Bar was going to reflect on the possibility of setting up a fund to cater for the four kids orphaned on that fateful October 27, when their father and mother, Barrister Oben and wife, Sophie, both perished in the accident. Tchougang was upbeat that together they could do something to assist the kids.
Judiciary Pleads For Mercy
While the Bar is grieving the deaths of four of theirs lost in a pretty short time, the President of the Southwest Court of Appeal in her tribute sounded even gloomier as she counted their own losses in, yet, not so distant a time.
"In less than a year this Province has lost eight lawyers, one magistrate, two pupil bailiffs, one member of the registry corps, three wives of lawyers…" Chief Justice Asuagbor bemoaned.
Asuagbor pleaded to God for mercy on the judiciary corps in the Southwest Province. We've had our own fair share. We're too frail to continue receiving such pains. The judiciary corps in the Southwest Province is mourning, the death toll in less than a year is alarming, losing eight lawyers and two pupil magistrates."
Mourning their fallen colleagues
According to Justice Asuagbor, despite all the knowledge man possesses, it was still not enough to comprehend the mysteries of God's ways."Despite all that we possess as qualifications, it has become obvious to me that our knowledge is too little to understand the mysteries of God's ways nor can we question why God acts the way he does" she said.
To Justice Mbah, the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals' representative, such deaths could have only been the influence of the devil. He recalled that Bible guarantees every human who trusts in the Lord a life span of 70 years and 80 for the strong."It is not God's desire that we die like this in ghastly accidents. This is the work of the devil," he said.
On behalf of the deceased families, Barrister Eta Besong Junior thanked all those who had come, prayed and helped to lighten their burden of grief. He said it would be very discourteous if some people or family members would be coming, rather, to start haggling over left property of the deceased ones.
"The bereaved families are sincerely touched by your presence here. How can we thank you? Your presence in our respective homes, words of comfort, telephone calls and all, have inspired us to live on," he said.
The over four hours of prayers and mourning, interspersed with dirges from two choirs drawn from the PCC and Catholic Church.The funeral programme then led to the residences of the deceased persons in Buea and Limbe. While the remains of Late Mrs. Eta Besong stayed in Buea, the others were ferried to Limbe for an all night vigil.
Fru Ndi Consoles Eta Bisong while former Mayor John Mokake looks on
On Saturday, November 17, late Oben and wife were buried in Limbe while the remains of Ambilichu were conveyed to his native Ngie village in the Northwest for interment. Late Mrs Diame's remains also left Limbe for Meme Division while Late Mrs Forcha was taken back to her native home in Menji, Fontem Sub Division.
PCC Funeral Service
Later at a funeral service for the repose of the soul of Late Mrs Eta-Besong, Saturday, November 17 at the PCC Buea Station, Rt. Rev. Dr. Nyansako-Ni-Nku in a homily, questioned mourners if they would be ready to meet God now if they are summoned.
He said Christian faith is beyond tragedy. "Theresa is working with Christ in white. She believed in the faith of resurrection," the Pastor added.The clergy saw in Theresa a charming personality, with a smile, yet death struck her with such fatality.
He told the congregation, the Eta-Besongs, Fogams to cry, but not like people without faith.
Rev. Nku found in the deceased, a woman, who kept her garments clean in the midst of people who are shrouded with uncleanliness.
Biographies
Mrs Theresa Fogam Lepkuna Eta-Besong was born January 6, 1956, in Tiko, to Gabriel Fogam and Catherine Melingi. Until her death, she was Chief of Finance and Administration at the Legal Department, Magistrate Court, Buea. Her numerous social activities included Board Secretary-COIC, Buea and Executive Member-P&T Credit Union, Buea.
Barrister Emmanuel Mbaubo Ambilichu was born December 26 1966 in Bota, Victoria, now Limbe to John Ambilichu and Helen Ambilichu, both living. He was sworn in as Advocate of the Supreme Court of Cameroon in 1994. He founded Ambilichu Law Chambers, which later became Ambilichu & Co Law Firm.
In the exercise of his profession in which Ambilichu exhibited wit, courage, fearlessness and intelligence from one court to the other, he travelled to many places in Cameroon, Africa, Europe and North America. 1996, he took the hands of then Miss Seraphine Tabe for marriage. He has left her behind with four kids; two boys, two girls. Amongst other commitments, he was a member of Cameroon Bar Council.
Barrister and Mrs David Oben Nkongho united even in death. The former enrolled Solicitor and Advocate of the Cameroon Bar Association on October 2 1998. The wife, Sophie was a teacher of Government Primary School, Limbe.
Mrs Maria Forcha was born in 1957. She was a teacher of Economics in Government High School, GHS, Limbe. She is the wife of Barrister Gallus Forcha.
Mrs Katty Mejame Diame was born 1964. She was Assistant Chief of Personnel, Limbe Urban Council. She is the wife of Barrister Diame Mballe.
It should be recalled that the deceased lawyers and their wives died in an accident while returning from Bangem, Kupe- Muanengouba Division, Southwest Province, Saturday, October 27, where they went to bury a colleague and friend, Barrister Charly Sone.
They were involved in a fatal car accident, along the Njombe-Douala highway, which claimed the lives of 23 persons and 36 others seriously wounded. Some are still receiving medical attention in hospitals across Cameroon.
In any situation,we give thanks and glorify your name.we pray that you grant them eternal life into your kingdom.
Posted by: Bih | Monday, 19 November 2007 at 12:09 PM
Dear brothers and sisters, Life is like a man walking in the desert with his son.Where ever the son gets tired, the father will carry him on his arms and his footprints will not be seen any longer on the sand. When we are tired, the Lord almighty will carry us into his arms and our footprints will never be seen again on earth. All glories go to the Lord almighty. In all situations, give the Lord thanks. My condolence to the bereaved families.
Posted by: Prince Eseme | Monday, 19 November 2007 at 01:52 PM
tell that to the freench negro paul biya and his 11m citizens are are colonizing us, and they will kick your ass.
dont you know that , every thing is connected? we are where we are due to this illegal occupation by armed men who steall are monies, and kill our kids, ? without our monies we cant, build our roads and our power plants, our universities and colleges and hospitals, . they are the one in charge of us, and we are their slaves. not untill this shit is stopped and we are finally independent we will continue to bury our brothers, sisters and fathers for such vagueness idea called (one cameroun)
Posted by: red flag | Monday, 19 November 2007 at 06:58 PM
May the souls of these hardworking men and women rest in peace and may God shower their families with blessings. R.I.P
It is a shame that Fru Ndi, an opposition leader, pays reverence to these men and women while the head of state, that bloodthirsty vampire in Etoudi, is a no-show and does not even send a dignitary envoy to pay homage to hardworking employees of his own judiciary system. I am sure he is pretty occupied with his plan to extend his tenure of office.
Posted by: UnitedStatesofAfrica | Monday, 19 November 2007 at 09:40 PM
It is unbelievable but true.A panel of talented Lawyers and their respectable wives perish in tin air.What a carnage our mercy God.This protrays that life is worthless irrespective of who you are in this world. Tributes goes to my brother's wife Catherine Diame and all the other deceased personels.We received this news with much grief and sorrow.May their soul rest in perfect peace till we part no more.
From Solomon Akamembulle (Cape Town)
Posted by: s.akamembulle | Tuesday, 20 November 2007 at 07:23 AM
May the soul of the departed RIP. NJFN's presence is also highly commendable.
Lets reflect on this: "It should be recalled that the deceased lawyers and their wives died in an accident while returning from Bangem, Kupe- Muanengouba Division, Southwest Province, Saturday, October 27, where they went to bury a colleague and friend, Barrister Charly Sone.
They were involved in a fatal car accident, along the Njombe-Douala highway, which claimed the lives of 23 persons and 36 others seriously wounded"
How comes that lawyers based in Limbe were going to bury someone in another part of the south West province (Kupe Manenguba) and found themselves involved in a ghastly motor accident at Njombe (Littoral province)? It is just like some find it comfortable to travel to Kendem (South West Province) via Littoral, West Province, North West via Batibo and back to the South West province because of bad roads. These were roads that were accessible in the 1918's when the germans were in power. During these periods, cities like Njombe could not be compared to places like Mamfe and Kumba. Can some SDFers here like Danny Boy, Watesih, Fon, Simplice explain the rationale behind these long haul only in our territory.
Why must people going to the SW or North West from the SW have to travel everytime through La Republiques provinces? History tells me that my parents used to travel to Bamenda via Limbe in approximately 2 and half hours via Kumba/Mamfe/Widikum/Batibo/Bali to Bamenda. There is clearly an economic exploitative agenda and colonial intent here. When we travel to my native Mbatu from fako division, we are forced to go through littoral province and the western province. we indirecly boast the economies of these two provinces as on the way, we must drop at Kenkem or any other La Republiques provinces. At the end of the day, we develop their economy in several ways (through forced buying of petrol, soya at Kenkem, etc). They would turn around and say we cannot develop because we are lazy. The downside is that, our local economy is left in shambles. While La Republique prospers, we suffer and die carelessly like this.
All those supporting this fake union with La Republique are either ignorant of the facts or need to be considered as traitors.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 November 2007 at 09:46 AM
Rexon,
What are you sheepishly struggling to explain? Maybe you don`t know where to pose questions!Let me tell you for the umptenth time that you are a slave.Do you know who`s slave? Your brother`s!When you told the world that you are not in talking terms with your brother,we knew he got you.Until you free yourself from this family slavery, nobody will ever take you for your words.How can you free Southern Cameroonians from the Cpdm deadly machine if you can`t free yourself from one Cpdm guru living in your den? When you drop at Kekem for some minutes you certainly leave back money that is used to develop that area,but this money is nothing compared to the oil that is exploited in Ndian under your very eyes.What have you done to stop this.Is Ndian a French speaking zone? Is the CDC,Sonara in Kekem?
People in Kekem may also say Nigerians have done everything to develop the North/South West Provinces to no avail.Cheap goods come in from Nigeria on daily basis ,but we are still far behind.Which is more income generating,the Soya you buy at Kekem,or the smuggling done between Nigeria,and Cameroon?
You will certainly make a bad Economist!Why are you crying about roads? You said you don`t have any problem with Biya,just as you said you don`t have with one of his tools;
your brother.But you should know that it is because of Biya that these roads are like this.Biya is the one perpetrating this fake Union between La Republique,and Southern Cameroons,but you say you don`t have any problem with him,and his regime.Are you really normal upstairs? A freedom fighter would not have any problem with the regime that is enslaving his people!You are a traitor,because you don`t see anything with the person holding you hostage.That is why you have always pretended that your brother doesn`t exist,but you are omniscient about the shortcomings of others.We will purge our people of all Cpdm agents like you.
Posted by: Watesih | Tuesday, 20 November 2007 at 11:55 AM
UnitedStatesofAfrica,
You are wrong, there were representatives of the Ministry of Justice and of the Prime minister at the funeral. The Post did not mention that in her article, and didn't mention Mr John Fru Ndi attendance, but posted a large picture of Mr Fru Ndi at the funeral. This gives the impression that the only dignitary in the funeral was Fru Ndi. Come on the Post, come on, have you thrown your objectivity to the dogs? I know some may say i am a CPDM whatever, but i am just trying to be objective in my thinking. There were government representatives at the funeral, who spoke at the funeral. Brothers and Sisters rest in Peace, in a place where justice and truth prevail.
Posted by: Eyengue | Tuesday, 20 November 2007 at 02:49 PM
So Mr/Mrs. Eyengue, I do admire your objectivity but do you mind if I ask your political affiliation? are you an CPDM loyalist then? if not, what is your political affiliation?
Posted by: UnitedStatesofAfrica | Tuesday, 20 November 2007 at 03:12 PM
Mr. Rexon,
you are fast becoming ridiculous with your illogical attempts to spin any and all that is bad to be the machinations of the CPDM and the SDF. Has is it ever occurred to you that this was a ghastly accident caused by man's love for speed more than anything else? The presence of good roads would have simply moved the point of this accident to Muyuka or there-abouts! I suppose you will still call on your "bete-noires" to answer.
Get real Bro. Even in the developed world where you have state of the art road infrastructure, terrible accidents still happen.
At times like this, put a sock in that your political mouth and leave some of us to mourn our dearly departed! You see Rexon, I could have been among these persons who died. Had I been in Cameroon, I would have been at that burial. Late Sone Richard was my friend.
As for your other query, I think Watesih has equally given you food for thought.
God bless.
Posted by: Danny Boy | Tuesday, 20 November 2007 at 04:32 PM
Danny Boy,
So you dont find any unrealistic reason for Southern Cameroonians to travel from one part of the Southern Cameroons to another through two of La Republiques provinces? Why dont you think they were not supposed to find themselves there in the first place. That is the crux of the matter. In as much as we know that our drivers are bad, we should also seek to understand why our lawyers have to die in a foreign territory given that they were leaving the South West province to another part of the South West province. I have not discounted the fact that bad driving might have been a factor but i dont find any rationale behind you travelling to widikum via two of La Republiques provinces.
Concerning Watesihs jibe, he is an empty air as far as i am concerned. He has been reading my comments here over the years. He knows i dont and will never support the very evil Biya regime. He never took notice of me until i started writing against his uncles business (SDF). His work here is to twist the facts i write here to defend his biased agenda. Time is the best judge. I am waiting for the day he would prove his claim here that i am a CPDM spy. If he never does and his SDF is proven day after day to be Biya's NGO paid to colour his democracy, he would be the one to shamelessly run away. My father died an SDF my mother remains an SDF but that should not force me to die an SDF. Some of my uncles are CPDM and others SDF and i dont think in Watesihs family, there is no one who is not supporting another party. As far as i am concerned, i will completely distance myself from all those who are CPDM and question the political beliefs of the others in the SDF.
Watesih,
Your ramblings in that business called the SDF for personal gain is becoming ridiculous. Tribalism is a disease and you should not support something because of tribalism.
Posted by: rexon | Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 06:52 AM
Rexon,
Today
"As far as i am concerned, i will completely distance myself from all those who are CPDM.."
The Next Day
"So get it clear from today that we don`t have any problem with ordinary Francophones,and we are not fighting to remove Biya from power"
Question How would you want to distance yourself from the Cpdm,yet at the same time not want to fight to remove Biya from power?
Today
"My father died an SDF my mother remains an SDF but that should not force me to die an SDF"
Question
What about your brother? You forgot him? Ok,
let me refresh your mind!
"My own brother is a Cpdm hardline one,but that does not make him my enemy".
Question
You are not fighting to remove Biya,and your brother is not your enemy.Who therefore is your only enemy? Fru Ndi? The SDF? Hahahaha!
We will cure you of your Cpdm intrigues right here on this forum,until you go into hiding.
Posted by: Watesih | Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 10:12 AM
Watesih,
You are very stupid. I am not "primarily" fighting to remove Biya from power. Get it clear from today. That is the "primary" responsibility of those involved in his politics. I am fighting to remove all political clowns in the Southern Cameroons who are against our independence. I poked at them, cite their clowns and their business motive so that Southern Cameroonians should know why they are in Yaounde pretending to be speaking for us. Get it clear from today. That is why i am fighting the CPDM (in the Southern Cameroons and in the Southern Cameroons alone) and all other NGO's created by them. My criticism of the Biya regime is like you criticise Mugabe. Secondarily, i citicise him because he is occupying our land and if he leaves and governs La Republique alone, i will concentrate on developing my own country. I will fight untill death to drive all these clowns in the territory of the Southern Cameroons.
Apart from tribalism, what can push you and Fon Teku to support the SDF?
Can i please remind you that you are fond of twisting comments here to suit your whims and caprices.
Cheers.
Posted by: rexon | Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 10:28 AM
Watesih,
We will continue fighting to crush the remaning crumbs of your CPDM NGO called the SDF in the Southern Cameroons. You have never seen me with Biya but it is your SDF parliamentarians and Chairman who have been querelling for money with Biya and lying to the Southern Cameroonian people that they want to change their country. Biya made it clear at france24 that you asked for positions in parliament and he gave you the Vice president though you were asking for speaker. So get it clear, you cannot fool Southern Cameroonians everytime.
Posted by: rexon | Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 10:39 AM
Rexon,
I`ve always loved it when you bring it down to invectives.It shows you are suffering.I will continue to tell the truth.And when ever you find any twisted facts don`t hesitate to point out.That said ,let me go back to facts as usual.
First I criticise Mugabe for seizing lands from his people without any backup plan, thereby plunging them into misery.You say you criticise Biya the way I criticise Mugabe.Did Biya seize any lands from Cameroonians?Last time you came out and bullied us for debating about Mugabe instead of talking about the SDF.Today you want to criticise Biya just as we criticised Mugabe.
You can go back to your masters and tell them to coin another catch phrase that could better serve your purpose against the SDF.
The one you have been using so far has failed you woefully.If you have to destroy the SDF first before liberating the people of the Southern Cameroons,then you have no cause.The SDF can even occupy the Post of Parliament speaker,that is what the party was created for.Unless we see what the SCNC was created for,we will always welcome you to debate issues about our party,because there is nothing else you can talk about.
When you earned 26,000frs in Cameroon,you pretended to be in the SDF,and when you saw dirty money to destroy the SDF,you think you can hide behind the SCNC to achieve this goal.But we will deny you that privilege.You boast to the world that your brother is a diehard Cpdm hangman,but you are so unnerved that a political party makes progress on the field.You better continue running behind the Bamileke guys there in London who are pulling you by the nose because of money.Shame to your family.You and your brother are competing for ostentation to destroy the SDF,and you want us to take you for a freedom fighter.Any Tom,and Dick will come out and tell the world he will fight until death to liberate the Southern Cameroons. You have been dying everyday.Show us the part of Southern Cameroons that you have already liberated for 13 years now.Get this words today ,that you guys made "a strategic mistake" to have dared to turn against the SDF which is mostly made up of your brothers. If you don`t come back to yourselves ,and be humble,then we in the SDF will humble you.You will never go a step farther from where you are pretending to be fighting the SDF.That is the truth.Those who have ears should hear.
Posted by: Watesih | Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 11:37 PM
Watesih,
Lies telling and ego-boasting is the character of SDFers. Let me remind you of something. Quite recently, the CPDM was celebrating their 25 years in power. Atanji Nji Paul (a known feyman) successfully rallied SDF mayor for Bamenda, Executives of the SDF and many other SDF bigwigs and SDFers to celebrate Mr Biya's 25 years in power with the "CPDM" at the congress hall. Secondly, we know that the parliamentarians of the SDF who "claims" to be representing Southern Cameroonian territories like Menchum, Mbengwi, etc have been querelling about allowances for cars and others worth tens of millions in Camerounese parliament. And they have also been begging Biya for positions in his legislature like VP of the national assembly, secretaries, etc.
Now, just two questions:
Is the SDF an opposition party or an NGO whose job is to colour Mr Biya's democracy?
Are they still fighting Biya? I ask this question because by celebrating his 25 years in power, they are directly celebrating some achievements. Maybe by helping him stay in power for 25 years unperturbed.
Those claiming to represent the Southern Cameroons in a foreign territory. Are they there to talk about the development of this region or to querrel about money for themselves everytime and position from Biya's government?
Posted by: rexon | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 03:51 AM
Watesih,
Lies telling and ego-boasting is the character of SDFers. Let me remind you of something. Quite recently, the CPDM was celebrating their 25 years in power. Atanji Nji Paul (a known feyman) successfully rallied SDF mayor for Bamenda, Executives of the SDF and many other SDF bigwigs and SDFers to celebrate Mr Biya's 25 years in power with the "CPDM" at the congress hall. Secondly, we know that the parliamentarians of the SDF who "claims" to be representing Southern Cameroonian territories like Menchum, Mbengwi, etc have been querelling about allowances for cars and others worth tens of millions in Camerounese parliament. And they have also been begging Biya for positions in his legislature like VP of the national assembly, secretaries, etc.
Now, just two questions:
Is the SDF an opposition party or an NGO whose job is to colour Mr Biya's democracy?
Are they still fighting Biya? I ask this question because by celebrating his 25 years in power, they are directly celebrating some achievements. Maybe by helping him stay in power for 25 years unperturbed.
Those claiming to represent the Southern Cameroons in a foreign territory. Are they there to talk about the development of this region or to querrel about money for themselves everytime and position from Biya's government?
Posted by: rexon | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 04:00 AM
Rexon,
This is exactly where I wanted to take you to.Everybody can now see that you are neck deep in La Republic`s politics.The SCNC celebrated October 1st by organising football matches on La Republique`s playgrounds.Who did you complain to.Paul Nji is a feyman using public money to buy cheap popularity,so Cameroonians have been advised to accept this money.It is their money.All other Ministers do same when they come out during campaigns.The SDF can beg gun for any position in La Republique,the party was created for that.Why do you want to hang yourself because of this?The SCNC was created to fight for autonomy,but today they only fight to have authorization to organise football matches every 1st October.Why are you so concerned whether the SDF is fighting Biya or not? How would you want to destroy the SDF,and at the same time want it to fight Biya? Are you normal upstairs.That dirty money your brother gets from the Cpdm to feed your family is having a terrible impact on you already.Shame to your family to have two of its sons as Cpdm hangmen.You now see how the truth is catching up with you.Imagine you tell the world you want to destroy the SDF,but at the same time you want the same party to talk about the development of the Southern Cameroons.Why would you want a party that is legitimising La Republic`s politics to develop the area you call your country.So you expect development from the SDF?You can call the SDF whatever name ,but there`s nothing you can do to this party.You are the one pretending to be a freedom fighter.People expect results from you.No amount of dodging is going to wish away this expectation.We are in a democracy,so your opinions count.You yourself said it sometime ago: "Yes,Fru Ndi tried his best to liberate us ,and give us some courage to speak.We clearly heard where Feko argued that most of the Founding fathers of the SDF were not courageous enough ,and that is why Fru Ndi was the first signatory of the SDF documents,and when he was risking his life,others like Ngwasiri,Anyangwe were afraid of their jobs,and positions."( Rexon ,Tues 28th Nov 2006)
Posted by: Watesih | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 05:20 AM
Watesih,
A rightminded slave does not celebrate the day he was captured and does not dine with his captors (Ayamba, May 20th 2007). Oh, i am sorry i forgot your theory of half breads. That Southern Cameroonians should be contented with the half breads that the SDF has been bringing to them from the politics of La Republique and they should not question the source. So it is this half breads that Atangha brought to give them and they sheepishly went to the congress hall to celebrate Biya's 25 years in power in return for half breads. So we should also accept the half breads from Inoni et al., because we are goodenough for half breads. And others in Camerounese parliament querrelling for money are doing so because of half breads? You do not have the interest of the people at heart. That is why you dont care when you mock at them by celebrating the tenure of a dictator who is governing an alien state under neocolonial rule. Have you forgotten that if your theory of half bread is true, then we should also be contented with Biya and co. They too claim to always have half breads for us. Inoni brought 2 cows and 2 bags of rice a few months ago for the entire South West province. These are example of the half breads you people sheepishly involved in Camerounese politics always brings to the Southern Cameroons. Do you know that you are actually ridiculing rightminded Southern Cameroonians? Is that what we are up to?
How many times am i going to explain to you why i am fighting the hypocrisy of the SDF? To begin with, the CPDM is open that it is fighting us, so they do not spy on us. But the SDF claims to be for us but instead work openly against us. Leaving us at risk because we do not know where they belong. Are they for politics of La Republique or for the Southern Cameroonian independence which is the very purpose of which they were created? And which is the purpose of which we have sacrificed our blood to defend?
To be more precise: Firstly, the SDF was created by Southern Cameroonian independence activists like Mukong, Feko, Anyangwe, Ngwasiri, etc under the false impression that it is going to decolonise the Southern Cameroons from within the politics of La Republique. Since they realised this error, they have all distanced themselves from this SDF and all what is remaining there as militants are people who want bribes from La Republique in return for colouring their democracy. Secondly, the SDF is still sheepishly struggling to tell us that we should not complain because they are still working for the liberation of the Southern Cameroons. But what is it that they are doing for us? Telling us that we are part and parcel of La Republique? Complaining about money for themselves, positions in La Republiques parliaments? etc. How comes that the SDFers in Camerounaise parliament cannot even form a group of MP's from the Southern Cameroons to complain about the colonisation of the Southern Cameroons but are instead interested in forming groups to talk about money worth tens of millions for cars, etc. Or to even boycott the parliament if Biya does not seek solutions to such requests within a specific time frame? They are there for the money, isnt it? And they are there claiming to represent Southern Cameroonian territory vis menchum, Santa, Muyuka, Limbe, etc but spend time romancing with the CPDM prophets of doom. If the SDF have any credible plan for the decolonisation of the Southern Cameroons (which is the purpose of which it was created), let them put it here for us to read. The time for playing games under the banner of the false politics with La Republique is over. It is either independence or we stay out.
Posted by: rexon | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 06:53 AM
Watesih,
I told the world that i want to destroy the SDF because (ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCED GATHERED SO FAR) they have been sheepishly lying to the people of the Southern Cameroons that they are indirectly fighting for their independence which is their legitimate right under international law. I ask them "WHY" they dont talk about the development of the Southern Cameroons or its "INDEPENDENCE EVEN IN CAMEROUNESE PARLIAMENT" because they claim to be working towards that goal. They are a group of Southern Cameroonians living in France who are always holding demonstrations there in France to speak out against the colonisation of the Southern Cameroons. The SDF MP's from the Southern Cameroons (as they claim) can still demonstrate from Camerounese parliament. We sometimes go deep into their territory with SCNC/SCYL agenda. Get it clear from today, that if your SDF cannot go open at least once, then there is business here.
Posted by: rexon | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 07:12 AM
Rexon,
You don`t want half-bread from La Republique ,where is the full bread you brought home for the 13 years of the SCNC.Maybe the full bread is the football matches you organise every 1st October.Maybe it is the fact that you are being called "an endangered specie" because you have transfered you brains to others.Maybe out of shame ,or is it dishonesty,you claim responsibility for shooting 21 soldiers to death.The SDF was created to play Politics in La Republique,and will continue doing so.
You are afraid that the SDF is threatening the Cpdm ,where you and your brother have been having dirty money.One thing is clear,
that Cameroonians know what you think about the SDF for fifteen years now:"What I have realised in the past decade is that Cpdm politicians invest in destroying the SDF.They do this through bribing corrupt journalists to write bad things about the SDF,control councils through government delegates ,and secretaries to destabilise realistic projects to be executed by the SDFetc.Then after doing all these they turn around and say they are better than the SDF as the SDF would have been more corrupt had they taken over power.Aren`t you Cpdm guys stupid?Why don`t you guys measure your ability to govern on what you are actually doing but on what you think the SDF will do if it takes power.And when anybody wants to complain ,they turn to the problems of the SDF as if the evils that the Biya regime through its Cpdm junta has done to Cameroonians has been energized by the problems of the SDF.How are the problems of the SDF connected to the theft,corruption, shooting,fraud,underdevelopment etc that has been going on in La Republique? You guys should grow up in your thinking.It is like you want us to legalise corruption instituted by La Republique,for some irrational reasons"( Rexon,Dec 14,2006)
When people read this what do they take you for? A madman as somebody said the other day,a witchhunter? Southern Cameroonians have waited for a long time now to see what this boisterious Rexon was going to prove ,but all they got was somebody telling them how he has been deporting his brothers from England:" Nahjela ,can you for example give us the name of that your cousin so that we can track him down as an example.Meanwhile we have been tracking,and causing the repatriation of those who have been involved in such racketeering ,or those benefited from such."( Rexon,Jan 16th 2007). Southern Cameroonians can see how the man`s life is.
When he is not involved in racketeering ,and deporting his brothers,he fools them not to go out and vote in their own country,where they were born,but stealthily shuttles to Scotland to vote for colonialists.This is the man whose freedom fighting ends with a political party.We are going to continue exposing these shameless racketeers to Cameroonians.He thinks he is too smart.How can you have your party in Scotland,and keep making noise in the ears of Cameroonians about the SDF,whereas you don`t even vote there? This is a half-baked Scot making a mockery of Cameroonians!
Posted by: Watesih | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 10:02 AM
Watesih,
Your hypocritical rhetoric and false doctrine in this forum is typical of the SDF. U call on Southern Cameroonians to celebrate Biya's anniversary as your SDF recently did through the guidance of Atangha. You ask them to take the half breads given to them by Atangha and you call that taxpayers money, but you do not ask them to question where Atangha got these taxpayers money that he was distributing to them and why should they celebrate Biya's 25 years in power. This is hypocrisy at best and if that is what the SDF is up to, i am afraid, they are already buried. Collecting money from politicians without questioning their source is typical fraud and would not take any nation forward. That is why we are against such practices imported from La Republique into our territory.
You and i know why the SDF was created by “Rightminded Southern Cameroonians” (to decolonise the Southern Cameroons from La Republiques politics). As you know, what is remaining, as SDF is a group of corrupt minded Southern Cameroonians who want these half breads. And that is why we have been busy advising our people not to take these half breads stolen from their backyard. They should instead struggle to take away their country and be entitled to full breads that they rightfully own. Secondly, as far as rightminded Southern Cameroonians are concerned, we have no business in Camerounese politics. That is why we rightfullly called for our people not to vote. The logic is simple, La Republiques elections should be La Republiques elections and if the SDF wants to be involved in our Southern Cameroonian politics, they can register the party under the Southern Cameroonian laws and compete with parties like SCAPO (Southern Cameroons People's Organisation) or Ambazonian liberation movement. If they are not involved in our own politics, they should redefine themselves. They can function in La Republique and i will not have any problem with that. But if they bring La Republiques ballot boxes to the Southern Cameroons, i will consider that as trespassing and will do my best to drive them out. And get it clear from today, the Southern Cameroonian people are not fools. They have completely rejected the SDF since it was transformed from the "front" it was created to liberate the Southern Cameroons to the political party it is today to "COLOUR MR BIYA'S INEXISTANT DEMOCRACY"
Thanks Brother.
Posted by: rexon | Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 02:04 PM
Watesih,
On behalf of the ScNc,you are warned for distortion of facts and the propagation of false tenets which in part or in full stand a bane to the course for liberation of the Southern Cameroons.All your philosophies which are based on falsehood are very despicable.How long shall you look but fail to perceive.How hardened is your stupidity?
What is it about our motherland of any bona fides that is not uniquely the ScNc.We the comrades are taking offence at your gaffe and heretic ideas.You must keep them with you.I repeat it,you and any other who stand in the way of the ScNc agenda for the unconditional restoration of the statehood of the Southern Cameroons are vehemently warned.We are talking about the future of an enslaved people here.A robust issue at stake.We loathe all people together with their ideas who stand against our legitimate right ,our divine right to self determination.You are proving to be one of them and very soon we shall find no reason not to look at you as an agent of the neocolonial regime in place in our motherland.
Peace shall reign in our motherland.
Legima Doh,
ScNc
Posted by: Legima Doh | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 06:19 AM
May the souls of the departed rest in the peace of the Lord.
Justice Asuagbor,
Such a statement from your is a misrepresentation of the love of God.It was not God who acted that way to lead to such deaths.We all must not be mislead by false religious doctrines.God finds no pleasure in the death of people.That is the result of the work of the devil.
The good news is the hope of eternal life.
ONce more,may their souls rest in perfect peace and may all those whose hearts are broken because of the deaths be comforted by the abundance of comfort that resides in the Lord.
Oh Southern Cameroons!May God have mercy on you!
Legima Doh,
ScNc
Posted by: Legima Doh | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 06:26 AM
Rexon,
Why do you want to hang yourself because the SDF is more than you and your brother? Your ability to pass for an angle,is a laughable piece of publicity.You make a mockery of few Cameroonians for having been accepted Paul Atanga Nji`s invitation,but I remember you showed the spirit of a swindler we have been accusing Biya ,and his hangmen like your brother of:" Iam not suggesting that we should invite them.But if they did come by force as they are trying to do,we should have a way of constraining ,and containing them,and take some positives out of their presence in our territory.We can still fool them for example to invest in our territory like they have done in Nigeria,and we nationalise their investments".( Rexon,March 6th 2007) Not only you are craving for the presence of the French in our territory,but you show that you are an international criminal trying to lure people to invest in his country ,and swindle their wealth.This gives a complete picture of the racketeering you have been involved in in London.Imagine somebody of your age in the 21st century still talking about fooling the same French that have enslaved us to invest in our territory.These are the double standards you think people don`t see.Your actions are governed by your selfish interest.Today you will tell the world that you are out to destroy SDF,and the very next day you completely smear yourself with filth:" If you think I am against the SDF,and all her activities,then you are just being naive.I have made my point that I am strongly against their participation in Parliament as I see that as real business"( Rexon,Sept 24th,2007).You are out to destroy the SDF,but at the same time you are not against all its activities!
Shame!Cameroonians should be made to see how dubious individuals would try to carry feymania to the international scene.You cannot love,and hate Fru Ndi everyday.You cannot love and hate the SDF everyday!" I love this man Ni John Fru Ndi to be honest,but i really think there`s something going wrong with him.I really want him to die a hero rather than a villian.Let him start thinking of what will go into our History books now that we his former supporters are now suspicious of him" .Is there anyone who would now doubt that this is a disgruntled SDF militant fighting a war against his party,and its leader?
Those who erroneously took Rexon for a freedom fighter must come to terms with themselves.He is involved in double talk to keep Southern Cameroonians confused while he reaps hugh sums of money from the Cpdm government.This is somebody who claims to be an intellectual,and says Southern Cameroonians have rejected the SDF,only to take these same Southern Cameroonians for fools :" The spirit of our liberation is embedded in the SDF"(RExon,May 2nd,2007).Mr Rexon tell the world,is it the SDF liberating the liberation,or the liberation liberating the SDF? Over to you Mr double talk!
Posted by: Watesih | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 06:26 AM
Legi Doh,
You are one of the toothless bulldogs who overstayed their welcome in foreign countries,and hang out on the internet to fight for freedom.You are now looking for perceived enemies here on the internet.There`s a 900 pound gorilla back home in Cameroon that you have never taken aim at,you come here telling me about offence.My message is clear,that there`s no room for fingerpointing,witchhunting,and scare mongering.If you and your co-disciples
think you are venerated whistle blowers ,then you are in for real trouble.If you want to fight for autonomy,this must be translated into action.The SDF ,and SCNC are two different bodies ,and can go their own different ways depending on their programmes
But if by design,or out of inadvertence you guys want to distort public opinion by involving yourselves in slander,second-
guessing year in year out,then Cameroonians will get the truth from us.You guys seem not to have any robust issue at stake.90 % of your quality time is spent distorting public opinion about the intrigues in La Republique`s politics,not about the liberation.We consider this as misplaced priorities,and will do everything to show the world that you guys mean no business.
Posted by: Watesih | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 06:40 AM
Watesih,
The SDF is fun of lies telling and that is what we are againts. It is Atangha and the other CPDM bigwigs that financed the elections of that Mayor and other SDF manyors. They acted as their kingmakers and provided logistical and other support to them so that they should "act" like an opposition in Camerounese parliament. That is why they could not resist his overtures from Atangha and other CPDM bigwigs to come and celebrate Biya's 25 years in power. Atangha successfully brought SDF mayor, executives, militants at congress hall to celebrate Biya's 25th anniversary. He also shared money to them and you claimed there were right to receive the money. But we know clearly why the CPDM will always cherry pick ideas for the SDF. They own the SDF. Our problem with the SDF is that they are legitimising the colonisation of the Southern Cameroons. Worst still, they were created to liberate us from La Republiques colonial antics. They are pretending to represent us in Camerounese parliament while in reality, they represent their stomachs. Get it clear from today that Southern Cameroonians are not fools. The SDF=CPDM in all respects.
Posted by: rexon | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 07:33 AM
Rexon,
We got you clearly,that the spirt of your liberation is embedded in the SDF.You are now at our mercy.When any feyman invites SDF militants,it takes you half a year to talk about it.You will go on and on till October 1st next year when football games will be organised,press conferences held,and when some criminals in Nigeria kill our soldiers you will claim responsibility.As far as you are at our mercy, we are happy to have you talk about the SDF everyday,but rest assured that no message about any so called liberation is going to be tailored to boost your egos and forced on Cameroonians.I have already told you you guys made a strategic mistake to attack the SDF.You will pay dearly for that.The SCNC will only be accepted if you guys apologise to your brothers in the SDF.Anything short of this will not take you one step away from where you are.You can entertain yourself with stories from feymen ,because you yourself has always been involved in racketeering ,but that will not change the truth;that no liberation without the go ahead of the SDF.
Posted by: Watesih | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 08:45 AM
Watesih,
We are not making any strategic mistake in attacking anyone. We are attacking but terrorist and traitors in our land including the SDF. I am constantly asked you why you think we should'nt criticise the conduct of the SDF on our land, or how you think we can reconcile the contrasting objectives of these two movements. Instead of concentrating on convincing me, you started questioning why i am criticising the death of our lawyers in the territory of La Republique. Watesih, i know you grew up in La Republique but with Southern Cameroonian heritage. I suppose you have some knowledge of the terrain of the Southern Cameroons. The lawyers died in Njombe which is in the littoral province and they left Limbe to bury someone at Kupe Manenguba in the South West province, how did they find themselves in Littoral in the first place? That the simple question i asked, you instead started reminding me of Sonara, bla, bla, bla. That was a shame. I have strategies for Sonara, but only an agent of La Republique that you are will refuse me the right to question how our lawyers found themselves in the littoral province. If your kids leave Bamenda for Santa and they found themselves in a ghastly motor accident at Bafoussam, you will surely want to know what took them to Bafoussam. That is what i was asking, why do i have to travel to my native Mbatu from Mutengene via two of La Republiques provinces. But you sheepishly come over to defend the colonial antics of La Republique with some of your false rhetorics, instead of preaching to us what the SDF is up to. That shows that there is a hidden agenda here and we shall fight to crush it in the Southern Cameroons.
You love the money from the CPDM feyman, you claim you do not love him or his government. You claim you went to congress hall with the SDF mayor to collect but your money, but what i want readers to know is that you did not follow due process and that was outright fraud. The SDF=CPDM according to the evidence gathered so far.
Get it clear, i never surrender. So stop wasting your time. If you want
Posted by: rexon | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 09:49 AM
To the Judicial Family:
Words could not come no matter how I tried to explain that awful day, the day my colleagues and their wives died.
To the people of this tragedy, May God be by your side so as to ease your pain and suffering. Let Courage be your guide, for time will slowly heal long after the tears have dried. But we must never forget that fateful day; the day my colleagues and their wives died.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this most senseless tragedy, not only to those who lost parents, but grandparents, relatives, friends, and colleagues. Accept Our Deepest Condolences.
Barrister E. N. Ekiko.
Posted by: Albert N | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 05:48 PM