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| Fon Tamukum II dancing into the Plaza |
The 2017
edition of the Bambili Cultural Festival has ended with priorities set on the
development of the now university village. Assembling on the palace plaza in
their traditional regalia for the three days event, sons and daughters of
Bambili during the Mbegili Cultural and Development Association MBECUDA annual
general assembly resolve to intensify contributions towards development.
According to Mbah Lucas National President of MBECUDA, all the branches of the
association answered resulting in very fruitful resolutions. The AGM he
explained resolved on seven points with 2018 as target for implementation. “One
of the most important is to reinforce the payment of our levies because without
money we cannot carry out development. Another one is to carry out a census of
all the Bambili elements residing everywhere in Cameroon and this is going to
give us the base with which if we want to carry out projects we will build our
ideas on. We are thinking on improving on our roads; farm to market roads, we
thinking of continuing with the palace project which is still about 75 percent
completed and especially the water issue that people cry about in Bambili every
time.”
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| Ecumenical Service |
Speaking at
the end of the festival the Fon of Bambili HRH Fon Tamukum II harped on the
need for the education of children and youths and as catalyst to development.
The leader also presented Bambili as a veritable symbol of national
integration. “My emphasis on national integration, you know that Bambili is a
cosmopolitan area and if the Head of State is preaching about national
integration and I am an auxiliary arm of the administration I need to emphasis
on that because when you come to Bambili as a cosmopolitan area all ethnic
groups from across Cameroon are here…….. Whenever you are in Bambili just
consider yourself as a Cameroonian.” He encouraged all residing in Bambili to
respect the culture and traditions of the land.
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| PrinceAwemoh Charles Chair or Organising Committee and Guests |
The people
spend the last day of the festival dancing to the beautiful blend of the
flutes, drum beats and voices producing that produced the unique Mendere Rhythm
of the Bambili people. The mendere dance closed the 2017 Bambili cultural
festival which the Chairperson of the organizing committee Prince Awemoh
Charles described as successful. He expressed satisfaction with the idea of
unity and peace amongst Bambili sons and daughters born out of the festival.
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| Fons From Friendly Villages (Bambui, Bawock, Fingue, etc) |
The Success according
to the chairman was due to the combined efforts of Mbegili Cultural and
Development Association MBECUDA, the organizing committee and sons and
daughters of Bambili like Tanjong Martin Mayor of the Tubah Council and son of
Bambili who gave financial assistance plus the watering of the dusty road to
the palace permitting visitors to come and leave clean.
Not only did
the cultural festival cause the shutting down of the entire village for three
days with only one road open and leading to the palace but also provided an
opportunity for a good number of Bambili sons and daughters to reignite their
love for their culture. “I feel elerted like any other son of Bambili…. I am a
typical villagerow in the village, so it is very important for me to identify with
the people.” Adanfong Eric Director of UNVDA Ndop and son of Bambili
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| Fon Tamukum II Addressing the Festival |