Lack of brotherhood, unity, solidarity:

Meme elite boycott SWELA conference
By Johnson Mbu in Kumba 
The smoldering cleavage among the Meme population has once again reared its ugly head following the total boycott of a one-day SWELA conference organized by the Meme Divisional branch of Southwest Elite Association. 
    The conference that took place at the conference hall of the Kumba City Council on Thursday 7 May witnessed the presence of just two Meme elite, Paul Akwo Makembe a retired senior warder, Chief Peter Esambi Ngoh III of Malende Kumba, who chaired the conference.
    Attended mostly by traditional dance groups and youths, the main aim of the conference, The Median gathered, was to present the New Look SWELA elected last February in Limbe to the Meme population and encourage registration of new members. 
    Conspicuously absent was the Meme SDO, his two assistants, the Government Delegate to the Kumba city council, the Divisional officers for Kumba I, Kumba II, Kumba III, Mbonge and Konye and the mayors of the five councils in Meme, businessmen, heads of government services or delegates etc. 
    The Median gathered that all the above mention persons were served invitation letters informing and inviting them to the conference.
 
    Addressing the conference, the main organizer, Prince Nasako Daniel Molondo, Assistant secretary General of SWELA in charge of Meme division said the conference was organized to (re) introduce SWELA to the Meme population and to encourage the registration of more members and also discuss pertinent issues affecting the association and Meme division.
    Chronicling the birth of SWELA twenty four years ago, Prince Nasako noted that the main objective of the association was for the socio-economic development of Southwest and not for seeking political appointments.  Prince Nasako however said he was undaunted by the fact that the conference was boycotted by the elite, the administration, economic operators and nearly everyone he invited. 
    He qualified the boycott as a sign of disunity and wondered whether with such an attitude Cameroon will emerge by the year 2035, adding that in order for Cameroon to emerge Cameroonians need to unite as one man. 
    Prince Nasako who is also a staffer at the Southwest Governors office in Buea said he will never abandon the SWELA cause. “Only God can stop my militancy in SWELA,” he said.
    Declaring the conference open, chief Ngoh thanked prince Nasako for taking the bold initiative to organize the conference and that like the early Christians, he should not weary nor stumble for victory is ahead. 
    It is yet unknown why Meme elite boycotted the SWELA conference. But some observers are saying that it might be that the Meme elite see the organization of the conference as a ploy by Prince Nasako to propel himself into the political limelight especially in Meme.  Even the National Scribe of SWELA, Moki John Etukeni was conspicuously absent.