Kingmakers of Kombone Miso village in Mbonge Subdivision of the Southwest Region have designated Felix Muka Mudika as successor of Late Chief Johanes Mudika, who passed on some six months ago.
The decision was arrived at recently, after repeated disagreements over who was to succeed the deceased, a situation which resulted in open confrontations among indigenes and spilled over to non-indigenes, especially on land matters.
Responding to questions from the Divisional Officer, DO for Mbonge Subdivision, Simon Sombe, during the consultative talks, the five kingmakers of the village publicly accepted that they have unanimously agreed that Prince Muka should succeed his late father.
Addressing the people of Kombone, the DO said no amount of pressure would cause him to twist or fail to implement what the law says.
He explained that the consultative talks were conducted to justify the decision of the kingmakers in case there are any dissenting voices.
He told the people of Kombone that the foundational principles of the Cameroon Constitution outline the need to preserve and promote national integration and peaceful coexistence. In this light, the administrator summoned non- indigenes and indigenes to respect each other’s rights.
Sombe said the new Chief is coming in to start a new era, which must be marked by peace in all facets of life in Kombone.
The administrator requested for the restoration of order in the village, especially in contributions towards community development.
He promised sanctions on any group of persons or entity that fails to show up for community work or honour financial engagements.
Concerning the once disputed communal land, the administrator assured the village that peace and justice will be ensured, as the new Chief was designated to follow-up the processing of a land certificates in the name of the village and not some individuals.
On the issues of the name of the village, Sombe instructed the Chief to apply for the name of Kombone to be gazetted as Kombone Miso and not Kombone Mission as some people think.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Kombone Traditional Council acknowledged the administrative exploits of DO Sombe, but urged him to tackle the different problems affecting the community.
He named administrative bottlenecks, kickbacks, tribalism and others caused by previous administrators and appealed that minority rights and autonomy of villages be respected.
