Mami Priscilla Ngwe Achu
was laid to rest on Friday July 15, 2016 in Bamenda. Her departure was done in
a style that reflected the kind of life that she led. Her life and its
activities touched many people and none of these people went away unaffected by
this contact with her. This is why in the showering eulogies that accompanied
her departure, the deep love that many felt for her was shown in many and
varying ways. The fact that she touched the various facets of society from the
highest to the lowest was seen in the cross section of those who turned out to
bid her farewell.
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| Mami Priscilla Ngwe Achu |
Some knew her as the
elder sister of erstwhile Prime Minister Simon Achidi Achu who at the moment is
a Senator. The presence of the Governor of the North West Region Adolf Lele L’Afrique
equally was a pointer to the fact that her activities touched all facets of
society. The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Front Ni John Fru Ndi
equally breezed in and this reminded many of the political aspect of her life.
The presence of the President of the North West Chiefs Conference HRH Senator
Fon Teche among many others shows that connection that she had with this
segment of cultural Cameroonians. Hers was a departure that reflected the type
of life that she led. She led a life that touched everyone.
The honourable exit of
this lady begs for a brief revisiting of her life. Mami Priscilla Ngwe Achu saw the light of day on a certain 9th
of March 1932; fruit of Pa Gustave Achu Fongong and Ma Elizabeth Makwang all of
Blessed memory. She was baptized as a baby by German missionaries.
She attended the Native
Authority NA school Santa, where she later on taught as a pupil teacher. She
picked up a job in 1965 through the good offices of a family friend Ma Mary
Chimunang with the Bamenda Urban Council as a Community Development Assistant.
Due to her brilliance she was sent to do a six months Community Development
Course at the Community Development Center in Kumba.
In 1971 she was upgraded
to a full flesh Community Development Organizer by the then Local Government
Service Commission.
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| Traditional Dances turned out in their numbers |
She worked all over Northwest Province with Dutch
volunteers, teaching village women skills in child care, Housecraft, Nutrition
etc. She had so many hilarious stories as she rode to work every day in those
villages on her mobylette.
She was born a
Presbytarian and remained one till death. She requested to be buried in the
church cemetery. In 1978 she joined the CWF movement at her former congregation
at Ntabesi. Due to ill-health, she relapsed for a few years and later in 2007
when she moved to her Up-Station Residence joined the CWF Up-Station
Congregation till her demise.
Being a strict, straight
forward person, she was always fighting battles of injustice and discrimination
for others. This led her to embrace the SDF party at its inception. As a
Community Developer by profession, she carried that same spirit to her neighborhood
(Ntabesi). The recognition soon came when she was elected as councellor form
Ntabesi to the Bamenda Urban Council to serve from 1996 to 2002. Due to
ill-health, she could not seek a second term.
She leaves behind five
children, eight grand children, two great grand children, a large and extended
family that spans from Santa, Baforchu, Bali, Pinyin, Nkwen, Alatening, all
across Cameroon and even beyond to mourn her.
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