DRAFT, DRAFT, and DRAFT: ALL ROADS LEADING TO MEZAM COUNTY DRAFT THIS SATURDAY
The importance of starting the draft in Mezam county connot be over emphasised, Mezam County with the headquarters being Bamenda is without any gainsay, the heartbeat of Ambazonia especially when it comes to geopolitics. Bamenda it is said in LRC is the only town that slides in the dry season, a no-nonsense town that does not entertain any trash or rubbish. From the politics of the John Ngu Fonchas, the Juas down to the Fru Ndis in the 1990s, Bamenda has been spitting fire to the banana republique. In the early 1990s when salaries of civil servants were cut in LRC even Francophones or “frogs” in Yaounde vowed that “Bamenda will not accept it”.
True because Bamenda people know their rights and will not want aanybody to trample on them. Those living with the “frogs” will agree with this reporter that the name Bamenda to them represents every English speaking Cameroonian. In Yaounde when you tell a frog (francophone) that your are from Kumba he/she wlll exclaim “ah Bamenda: vous etes fort” (you are powerful). The IG through its most resilient strategist President Sako thought is very wise to start the draft from this powerful end. And we give God the glory.
Mezam County covers an area of 1745 km2 and as of 2005; it had a total population of 524,127
Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is the capital of the Midlands with a population of about 500,000 people.
Mezam county has the following LGAs
Bafut
Bali
Bamenda 1
Bamenda II
Bamenda III
Santa
Tubah
+ Museums
Mankon Museum Arts, Heritage and Culture from the Mankon Kingdom The Mankon Museum presents cultural and artistic production of the Kingdom of Mankon. The Mankon Museum reserve equally harbours considerable amazing arts and craft objects that are occasionally exhibited. The area is endowed with museums; prominent among them are the Bafut palace and the Savanna Botanic garden museums. The Bafut palace museum is compartmentalized and includes peculiar sections such as the queen’s mother room, the German Bafut war room, slave trade room, royal animals, ancient musicians and traditional dance instruments.
The Bafut, Mankon and Bali palaces are UNESCO heritages.
