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| Bamenda III dances In the staff in dark suits |
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| Ma Bati's Final resting place |
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| Ma Bati being marched into the Bda III council premises |
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| Bamenda III Gendarme official pays last respect. |
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| Stella Munde Bda III PRO says Goodbye |
It was an outstanding show of Love for Late Bati Rose
Lailam, 1st Deputy Mayor to the Bamenda III sub divisional Council
Friday January 23, 2015 as
thousands rallied at the Holy Family Catholic Medical Center Akum, then All Saints Parish Church Bayelle and her Ntamulung residence to accompany the late municipal authority to her final resting place.
thousands rallied at the Holy Family Catholic Medical Center Akum, then All Saints Parish Church Bayelle and her Ntamulung residence to accompany the late municipal authority to her final resting place.
Away from her immediate family and fellow SDF militants, The
Bamenda III sub divisional Council and The Bamenda City Council answered
present in grand style. These institutions did not only show up in official
uniforms but with their administrative authorities and traditional dances as
Northwest tradition demands for the burial of a true servant like Madam Bati
Rose Lailam.
It took well over 2hours for boys of her native Nso village
to complete the burial. With a lively choir, the over 30boys sang in lamnso
(language of the Nso people) and danced stylishly with a referee type
coordinator giving instructions from time to time and substituting the tired.
None Nso people looked on with admiration.
At the close of the burial a few dances and prayer groups
passed by but their passing did not generate the kind of effervescence The
Bamenda city council and Bamenda III Council Mbagalum dances generated.
Led by the Secretary General to the Bamenda City Council Mr
Formefret Victor, the staff of the City staged a dance that gave everyone the reasons
to understand that the fallen Deputy Mayor worked beyond the borders of her
Council area that is Bamenda III Council.
As the most affected, the Bamenda III Council staff staged an
uncommon Mbagalum dance. Under the leadership of Paul Muforza, the Bamenda III
dance started from the entrance to the home of Madam Bati. In typical Nkwen
Style, they danced with dirges, carrying peace plants with very little regards
for the dry season durst.
The mourning was total yet one could see signs of celebrations.
Sure she contributed her quota during her life time.
Ma Mayor Rest In peace
Photo credits
Stella Mbunde
PRO Bda III Council
Photo credits
Stella Mbunde
PRO Bda III Council