From Mukete III to Mukete IV:

Nfon V. E Mukete Presents His Successor to Meme SDO

By Ekoko Willies in Kumba

The traditional ruler of Kumba who doubles as paramount ruler of the Bafaw clan, Senator Nfon V.E Mukete has officially presented his chosen successor to the Meme administration led by the SDO, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong. The new paramount ruler, Nfon Victor Ekoko Mukete (Nfon Mukete IV), was presented to the Meme administration at a ceremony holding at the Nfon’s Palace in Kumba, on Tuesday 4 August 2020.
   

Nfon Victor Ekoko Mukete (Nfon Mukete IV) with Meme SDO

The official presentation was done after consultative talks that brought together the heads of the 10 Bafaw families (villages) including notably the Bakum, Banbambai, Badumbang, Ma'esong, Mandimukoma, Bashibi, Babuka, Mbamu, Enong, Ma'ukosa and the Bafaw family heads.
    Receiving the new paramount ruler, the SDO thanked Nfon V.E Mukete for the wise decision to hand over the throne while he is still alive. He said the Nfon’s decision is unprecedented and speaks volumes of his love for his community and his children.
    Ntou’ou Ndong said the move will avert whatever squabbles that might have erupted within the royal family and the Bafaw clan, and which would have made the succession process difficult and burdensome had the Nfon ‘disappeared’ without choosing a successor.
    The SDO told the Bafaw chiefs present that the presentation was just the first step as the new ruler will have to be officially installed in the days ahead.
    He urged the new ruler to emulate the footsteps of his father and work closely with the administration, forces of law and order to stop the ghost town syndrome that has crippled socio-economic life in Kumba.
    Nfon Mukete in his address on the occasion, noted that his very advanced age would not allow him to do many things in the palace, reason he thought it wise to designate one of his sons, whom he believes can carry the throne forward, to continue in his place.
    The historic transition was witnessed among others by Dos, Mayors, Quarter Heads and a cross section of the Bafaw and Kumba populations.
    The 53-year-old new paramount ruler is the last son of Nfon V. E. Mukete III.
Nfon V.E Mukete IV is a business magnate. He     is Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), CEO of Spectrum, Vice President of the Cameroon Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Honorary Consul of Turkey among many other caps.