In the wake of the choosing of Prince John Manga Williams by the Manga Williams family as family representative to take over the throne of the Victoria Paramount Chiefdom that has been left vacant for ten years following the demise of the late Paramount Chief, discordant voices have taken centre stage.
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| Prince John Manga Williams |
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| Prince Jerry Manga Williams |
According to the disclaimer, he announces the withdrawal of his support for Prince John Manga Williams as the choice of the family to become the next Paramount ruler of Limbe erstwhile Victoria. In an article on page 5 of The Horizon Newspaper of Monday, November 9th edition of Vol. 170, the disclaimer among other things makes mention of criminal court cases between the two princes and Prince John Manga Williams’ continuous refusal to attend family meetings that are geared towards solving boiling family issues.
Prince John Manga Williams when contacted by this reporter declined commenting on the issue but referred this reporter to Muema Moembo, a senior citizen of Limbe whom he said could speak on his behalf.
The quintessence of Mr. Muema Meombo’s reaction to the imbroglio was simply that Prince Jerry’s complains and publication of a disclaimer could not hold ground against the decision of a whole family that had decided to chose one of their’s to represent a family. The complaint of one prince from his view point is insignificant and cannot influence the choice of a family.
Prince Jerry Manga William when contacted by this reporter explained
that he was a victim of machination and false accusations with regards
to the several court cases against him by his brother and in complicity
with an external party. Questioned on efforts made by him to foster
peace between him and his brother, he said he had requested Prince John
Manga Williams to exonerate him by withdrawing the cases and to act as a
friend of the court to inform same that the charges were false.
According to him, his brother has taken him to the criminal court three times and early this month Prince John dragged him again to the Gendarmerie with yet another malicious complaint whereby he WAS put under duress and has suffered great financial loss and health predication. He added that he believes such vindictiveness should not reflect the persona of someone who may be put in a position to address conflicts impartially.
When asked on the telephone to react to Meombo’s comments, he simply said it was incumbent and mature not to comment on the personal thoughts of Mr Muemba Meombo.
At press time, while pending issues related to the process and methods used in the choosing of Bakweri chiefs still had to be probed, this reporter already had some related facts. That according to the Commission Report on Paramount Chieftaincy of Victoria, the new Chief should be chosen only by Kingmakers of the Town and the decisions should take into consideration the Manga Williams, the Carrs and the Mokebas. Customarily also, of the Bakweri tradition generally, the son of the late chief succeeds his father. These among many issues begging for answers will certainly be visited in subsequent publications.
According to him, his brother has taken him to the criminal court three times and early this month Prince John dragged him again to the Gendarmerie with yet another malicious complaint whereby he WAS put under duress and has suffered great financial loss and health predication. He added that he believes such vindictiveness should not reflect the persona of someone who may be put in a position to address conflicts impartially.
When asked on the telephone to react to Meombo’s comments, he simply said it was incumbent and mature not to comment on the personal thoughts of Mr Muemba Meombo.
At press time, while pending issues related to the process and methods used in the choosing of Bakweri chiefs still had to be probed, this reporter already had some related facts. That according to the Commission Report on Paramount Chieftaincy of Victoria, the new Chief should be chosen only by Kingmakers of the Town and the decisions should take into consideration the Manga Williams, the Carrs and the Mokebas. Customarily also, of the Bakweri tradition generally, the son of the late chief succeeds his father. These among many issues begging for answers will certainly be visited in subsequent publications.
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