Benjamin Ngah in Njindom
One of Momo’s finest Elite,
Yunga Tenghen Joseph who passed away on the 8th of January 2015 in
Bamenda was finally laid to rest at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Mission
Njindom. During a funeral ceremony attended by thousands of mourners including
Mayors, Ministers, Senators, Parliamentarians and the Governor of the North
West region, Adolph Lele L’Afrique who represented the Head of State, Paul Biya,
Archbishop Agapitos Nfon called on mourners to rethink about their earthly
deeds. According to him, the wrangling, aggrandizement and the amassing of
wealth at the detriment of others are vices because nobody has ever been buried
with his wealth. “Times like this,” he said “provides an opportunity for
repentance and a rededication of one’s life to God.” He praised the exemplary
life Yunga led and his contribution to the Catholic Church in Njindom. While
dedicating his soul to the almighty, the Archbishop told mourners not to relent
in their prayers and supplications for God to take the Soul of the deceased and
preserve it for eternity.
Speaking on behalf of the
central committee of the ruling CPDM Party, Senator Fon Teche Njie describe the
fallen hero of Mbengwi as a stalwart of the CPDM and somebody who initiated him
into the CPDM. He said, his party and the Secretary General who delegated him
regretted the loss and extend heartfelt condolences. He warned all other Fons
to stop witch hunting, offer their lives and look up to Jesus for salvation and
greater things to come. While personally promising FCFA 1million to the family
of the deceased in order that they could use the money to complete the project
started by deceased in church, Senator Teche
said he would always be there for the family of someone who nurtured him
into politics.
Other speakers including the wife
of deceased painted the picture of a man who was successful in all facets of
life. According to many of them, he was a self made man whose life was nothing
less than an epic drama. A man they say would be remembered by the people of
Njindom and the Meta clan as a selfless developer and as someone who
unconditionally rendered service to
whoever needed it; a man who during his life time always told people that,
“there was nothing so certain than death and nothing more uncertain than the
time of dying.”
True to an epic piece of drama,
Yunga Teghen rose from a primary school teacher, worked as a diplomat and to
the rank of a deputy minister of National Education in charge of basic
education. Before his dead and on retirement, he was a catechist in the Njindom
Catholic church and took his job very seriously.
A father of three successful
siblings and a grandfather to several grandchildren, Yunga Teghen died at the
age of 71. During the official burial,
he was posthumously decorated by the governor of the North West Region,
representing the Head of State with a medal of the night of the Cameroon order
of merit.
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