New Hope for Mankon Elites as Prince Muma Angwagor III is enthroned.

By Etoh George in Bamenda

The concept of enthronement in the traditional African society hails down memory lane with lasting implications. To this take, there are basically 3 pillars underwhich this is sought and attained.

Firstly there is the understanding that every perfect administration needs competent administrators for development aspirations to be attained.  Secondly the understanding that harnessing and ensuring the smooth running of a clan can only be done after consecration and mandation. And thirdly on the understanding that Auxilliaries of Administration in a mass and growing Fondom cannot be undermined. 

 

 It is on this basis that Fon S.A.N Angwafor III, Paramount Fon of Mankon has enthroned Prince Anye Muma Angwafor III. The Prince is a son to late Muma Angwafor III (brother to the reigning Fon) and as per the customs of the Mankon People since ages past, the title "MUMA" cannot be eradicated. Consequently, with the disappearance of the presiding Fon’s brother there was need for an enthronement. This is the sinopsis of what took place first at the inner chamber of the Fon’s esplanade before an initiation and enthronement proper at one of the newly constructed Mankon Palace Halls. Speaking to the press shortly after the event Fon Angwafor said the event in itself was of utmost importance and depicted a completion in the Fondom. He said the young European based Prince was dynamic a reason why he won the confidence of the family.

 To crowned Prince Muma he said the position of First prince in the Mankon Fondom  came with alot of responsibilities. The First Prince said he was ready to shoulder these responsibilities and pledged his unflinching adherence to the upholding of the age long mankon custom so as to avoid its extinction.

The latter who was rubbed with Cam wood and fresh palm oil as prescribed by the custom of the mankon people is supposed to have no bath for 3 days.

It should be noted that all these comes at a time when so many mankon youths have benefitted from didactic materials as well as financial support to ensure they attain their goals in diversed fields of life. With his zeal for the empowerment of over 200 youths with basic skills in apiculture, there are hopes that things will only get better. Celebrating and dancing in happy chants happy crowds sang “a fallen "IROKO" tree has been raised.”

Prince Ndefru, brother to Prince Anye Muma III said he was ever willing to support his brother in the administration of the clan for the betterment of the kingdom. He called on his brother to carry out his Traditional Administrative Functions with care adding that as the custodian of the Ndefru estate, the importance of unity could not be over emphasised. Since 2016 they had been without a clan head and badly needed one.

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