Wimbums showcase Culture, Unity in Pump and Pageantry

 

By Francis Ekongang Nzante

In an unprecedented show of Cultural demonstrations and a very strong sense of unity that was demonstrated during the General Assembly of all the Wimbums in Bamenda on Sunday August 1, 2021, this huge ethnic group from Donga Mantung Division has demonstrated it’s fervent desire to take the responsibility of developing themselves and their Division of origin.

Fon Kamanda III, clan head of Tang Clan and  Paramount ruler  of Talla village in Ndu Sub Division

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Speaking during the heavily attended occasion which took place at the Blue Pearl Hotel Plaza in Bamenda, Njeba Festus Wawa, President of the Wimbum Community in Bamenda said “today we are witnessing the Communion Service of all Wimbum people in Bamenda. We came here to commune, to  eat together and to share ideas that can take the Wimbum Community forward in terms of development. We baptised this day as “Ndilah” literally intepretated as “traditional issues”. It was therefore an occasion to showcase the Wimbum lifestyle; how they dress, what they eat and drink and how they dance. You have certainly realised that the Wimbum people are more united than people take them to be. So it was a Communion Service of all Wimbum people to see how we can forge ahead as a people.”

 Njeba Festus Wawa: President of the Wimbum Community in Bamenda

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He further said the emphases of the Wimbum Cultural and Development Association was on Unity adding that it was only when people had achieved the prized goal of unity that they could begin to talk about Development. Where there is no  unity there can be no development he said. 

“Our first project is unity and I think we have attained that and can now begin to think about development. We are going to make this occasion an Annual event.”

This reporter also caught up with Barrister Yembe Emmanuel, the Chairman of the Organising Committee who said the success registered in terms of organisation could only be attributed to team work. “We put in place a committee which worked in collaboration with the Presidents of all the 33 villages that are represented in Bamenda. So we were able to bring together thirty three Presidents of all the groups that are in Bamenda together. This, coupled with the enthusiastic response of the people contributed to the success of the occasion.”

On agenda was the raising of funds for development projects, colourful Traditional Dances and other forms of cultural demonstrations, sharing of Traditional dishes amongst others.

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