Joseph and Grace Awunti Foundation Launches UNSUNG Hero’s Competition

The USUNG Hero’s Dance Competition was on Tuesday November 21 launched by the Joseph and Grace Awunti Foundation within the confines of the legendary Bafut Palace. The launch marked the beginning of a weeklong Dance Competition that brought together Dance Groups from villages within the Bafut and Tubah Sub Divisions.

Josephp Awunti and Divisional Officer for Bafut

Joseph Awunti said UNSUNG refers to a hero that does not get his due. “We know that we have many skilled performers that have not found it possible to see the limelight. This is an opportunity for such talents to be recognised. This serves like a platform where their talents and contributions can have a wider audience.”

Quizzed on a possible link between his event and political ambitions he said “we live at a time when we cannot divorce ourselves from politics. It is a fact that you have to understand the politics of a society before you can find it possible to provide opportunities for the youths. We do know that there are a lot of opportunities that the government has made available that our artists may not be aware of. We can open up these opportunities and some of them can seize these opportunities and move from there.”

The Divisional Officer for Bafut Sub Division Achu George Fru hinted at the difficulties encountered to make it possible for the event to take place in the Palace. The seasoned administrator said the event also fell within his familiarization tour of services in Bafut Sub Division. His main message in schools he said was that security would be added onto what already existed to guarantee the security of children in school.

Achu George Fru encouraged dance groups from Bafut and Tubah to participate as there were very juicy prizes to be won. Huge envelopes of FCFA 1000.000 had been reserved for dance groups in Tubah and Bafut respectively he intimated. The Divisional Officer further encouraged the formation of youth groups that will uphold and preserve culture and not groups that will instead destroy it. “Our languages should be spoken as a way of maintaining them and traditional regalia regularly put on to showcase and polish our culture.”

The cultural colouring of the occasion was rich and the event among others was graced by the presence of His Royal Highness Fon Abumbi II.  

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