Birthday: Young Princess Sacrifices Her Penny for Old People

Birthday: Young Princess Sacrifices Her Penny for Old People

Contrary to the trending fashion of throwing lavish birthday parties in clubs or homes, young princess Vashti of the Mbengwi palace, in her mid 20s has commemorated her "+1" this year 2020 by sacrificing her penny for the elderly.

63 year old visually impaired Pa Nji Munya  was among the beneficiaries. He lives in isolation in a border locality between Bafut and Mbengwi known as Chaa. To procure basic needs like soap, maggi, salt, he has to trek for about 3 hours. To him, the princess offered some of such items like groundnut oil, rice, fish etc. 

Mami Rose Eni Angwah of Wumtiteh Quarter, Mbengwi Village Thanking the Princess For Her Gift

In appreciation, Pa Nji Munya poured some libations for the princess. "If Akureuh (the princess), thought of me, then I'll say the God of Njokom (traditional leader of Mbengwi), the God of Atanga and the God of Bahkyeng (both past traditional leaders) should wash her eyes clean. I   never even knew she knows me. As she's thought of me and sent me things to come meet me right here at my place, this drink in my cup from her, I hereby pour on the ground, wishing her good luck. Let her grow fat in everything especially money. Let her never lack. What ever she desires God will provide."

In Wumtaw quarter, Mbengwi village, there lives an aged man by name Sam Ndawah. Sick for many years now, Pa Ndawah hardly moves out of the confines of his house. With no money for hospital consultation, he relies solely on traditional medication for his health complications. He too received basic food items. Full of joy, he said "Well, I really wish to sincerely thank her for this my gift. I only wish God grants me healing mercies so that I get well and also send her something for her upkeep."

Pa Sam Ndawah, Beneficiary

Visually Impaired Pa Nji Munya of Chaa Admiring His Package 

ami Rose Eni Angwah of Wumtiteh quarter is estimated to be a nonagenarian with a hard in hearing impairment. Upon receiving her own package, while clapping her hands, she sent a message to the princess that "I give a very big thank you to her because I could never imagine such goodies will still come to meet me alive considering that I've been seriously sick and had almost died"

Amongst the elderly persons assisted, the case of Pa Isaiah Techabeuh Asombang of Mile 20 was very precarious. Born in 1954, Pa Asombang popularly known as "Papajo" lives few metres away from the Mbengwi palace in a deserted and bushy stone house all alone. He's at risk of being beaten by a snake or falling down as the footpath to his compound is very slippery with a hole over which he has to jump when going out or coming in. 

Pa Asombang alias Papajo Cooking Rice

In the yesteryears, he had worked as messenger at the Momo Senior Divisional Officer's Office when he was still strong. Today, it's his 25.000Frs monthly pension that's sustaining him. Though with over five children, all of whom had long travelled to urban towns for greener pastures, Papajo has seemingly been abandoned to himself. When Mbengwi Online came across his inhumane living conditions, a distress call for assistance was made on Facebook and few items like kitchen utensils, solar lamp etc were made available for him by a couple of well wishers. 

Before the cry for help, princess Vashti had sent some food stuffs to Pa Asombang who was overwhelmed with joy and couldn't hide his emotions. He said "I thank her so much for remembering me that I'm still alive as God has extended my life. I'm very happy for these things that she's given. I pray she stays strong and God guides her to one day come back home and still meet us."

Items Offered to Pa Asombang By Two Well Wishers: Ngu Derick of Barakwe & Nji Cyprian of Sang After Mbengwi Online's Distress Call

orn on July 27 1995, Njokom Vashti, currently studying on scholarship at Global Labour University in Germany is one of the last daughters of His Royal Highness, Fon Njokom Thaddeus of Mbengwi  who unfortunately travelled to his ancestors some years back. Her elder brother, Njokom Adino Awah succeeded their father and is currently the Fon of Mbengwi.  

Princess Vashti has continued to give a human touch to her birthday. Every year, to celebrate the day she first breath oxygen on planet earth, she usually reaches out to the needy from her meagre pocket allowance. Last year, before travelling abroad for further studies, she visited kids at an orphanage in Buea with a donation too. 

Young Princess Njokom Vashti of the Mbengwi Palace

She told Mbengwi Online she has passion for humanitarian works and each time she has an opportunity to put at least a smile on the face of someone in need, she doesn't let it pass by because it in turn makes her happy. So far, she's had no support in her endeavours but has vowed to always reach out to humanity especially back home every year, even if it's just about offering a glass of water to someone thirsty. 

To her, the quantity she has to offer doesn't matter but hopes her friends, relatives, friends, well wishers and loved ones will see need to either support her subsequent initiatives or also engage into such a practice of carrying out little humanitarian gestures.

In the Past, the Princess Celebrated her Birthday with Orphans