Ongoing grading, bulldozing and throwing of gravels on the road networks to facilitate access to the ten villages of Nninong clan.
Nninong people have understood that he who brings road, brings development..
By Ngalame Elias
The people of Nninong clan in Bangem sub division,KupeMuanemguba have embarked on self-help development efforts with the rehabilitation of road networks in their community.
According to information from sons and daughter of the community significant road rehabilitation works in the area has already been done and efforts are afoot to extend the road network linking all the ten villages of the Nninong clan to facilitate access.
“ The ongoing rehabilitation of our roads is done under the canopy of Nninong Cultural Development Assiciation,NICDA, the Nninong umbrella association ,” says NICDA President general, Mballe Makoge.
The community has so far rehabilitated the road from Muamenam in the Manjo sub division to Ebonemin the neighboring Nninong village in Bangem sub division. The Manjo-Bangem Road axis via Nninong is also now very accessible. They have also rehabilitated the Tombel Bangem road axis from Ebonemin in Nninong to Bangem, the President general explained.
Meanwhile there is on going rehabilitation of Nninong inter village connecting roads to facilitate access to all the ten villages.
The works he says involves grading, bulldozing and throwing of gravels.
“All this is possible due to contributions done by Nninong elites at home and abroad. We want to thank all the Nninong sons and daughters who have put together their little mite to realise this community project for its population,” NICDA President general said.
Celebrating ‘Ndieh’ the cultural pride of Nninong people.
Promoting Culture and Development
According to one of the sons from Nninong, Ransom Sone Akule, the people on Nninong clan meet yearly for the celebration of their cultural and development jamboree, ‘Ndieh’.
Accordingly the ten villages of the clan, include,Njom, Muaku, Muekan, Elum, Ekambode, Epenebel, Nkack, Ebonemin, Muanjeken and Muebah, congregates together to celebrate this historic cultural event.
It should be noted that the Nninong community under their umbrealla association, NICDA are front runners in the promotion of culture and development in KupeMuanenguba.
Their yearly weeklong cultural jamboree ‘Ndieh’ is a testament of their adherence to cultural velues.
The cultural ceremony is often characterized by a display of plethora of traditional dances, exhibition of arts and handicraft artefacts, cultural exhibition, traditional meals and dressing attires etc.
Nninong indigenes say they commune with their ancestors at “Ndieh” where they share a common meal and drinks, perform traditional rites and libations as a way of thanking God and their ancestors for the blessings on the land over the years.
Last year, a major hullmark of the cultural festival was the immortalisation of Bakossi prophet Sango Adolf Ngole’bwelle with an imposing statue in Nkack-Nninong, Bangem Sub-division. The geat man, as his community calls him, who lived from 1901 to 1976 is said to have healed many from deseases using water and herbs thus earning him the name “Sango Madiba,” and had divine prohetic and healing gift which he used for the benefit of his community.
Several speakers during the main event at the Nkack Palace all stressed on the importance of preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Nninong people in particular and the Bakossi tribe in general.
