Meta Clan Head Addresses New Year Message to His Children

H.R.M T.T. Tabi Teghencha X (Clan Head of the Meta People) & H.R.H Mbakwa of Tugi (Putting on Red Cap

AN ADDRESS BY THE CLAN HEAD OF META, HRM T. T. TABI TEGHENCHA X, ON THE OCCASION OF THE NEW YEAR 2022.

H.R.M T.T. Tabi Teghencha X (Clan Head of the Meta People) & H.R.H Mbakwa of Tugi (Putting on Red Cap)

- Their Royal Highnesses Fons of Meta Clan,

- The Meta Cultural and Development Association (MECUDA),

- The citizens of Meta at home and abroad,

- The good friends of Meta,

- Ladies and gentlemen,

I am honoured, humbled and inspired by those from our ancestral origin, Gwokwe, Zang-Mbeng of Zang-Tabi, who have gone before me and the gods of our land to address this message of peace to the loving people of the Meta Clan during this period of the year.

This is a rare and challenging moment in the history of the Meta Clan, yet with conviction, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

As a matter of fact, many are Meta people in the different villages  of our land who feel their lives have been on pause while we face the most dangerous challenges of our lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic, the ravaging conflicts and poverty are human calamities with severe health and socio-economic consequences. 

Despite these challenges, I wish to compliment the efforts of Meta children in the health care domain. Thanks to their kind hearts, they provided health assistance to their brethren during various health crisis situations as well as to the orphans of our Clan. This spirit of sharing and looking after each other is important in rebuilding our Clan.

I equally wish to thank the Bongob Meta International (B.M.I), who in their own way, have been insistent and persistent in fostering development in our palaces. I cannot also cite all the educational institutions of higher learning and various agricultural outfits and entrepreneurs being created, promoted and led by sons and daughters of our Clan. I am indeed very grateful to all of them.

On a different note, We will all agree that, the Meta Clan has a recognised place, in all of our hearts.  History has it that, once the Meta people were united we defeated all our adversaries: anger, diseases, extremism, hate speech, lawlessness, resentment, violence, etc. In addition, UNITY is a concrete lifesaving service. Now is the time for unity. This is my solemn pledge.

In essence, our unity, our union is the serious work of our Fons, quarter heads, family heads and citizens. It is a principle we must teach our children to uphold in every generation of our hamlets now called villages. It requires a change of heart in people. We can right the wrongs.

Meta Clan has never been united by blood shed or distortion of who we are, and it will never be.  We are not digging the soil under the feet of the government while hoping to be better. No. We have learned that each Meta person’s freedom is safe unless every person’s freedom is equally protected. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our hamlets or villages, project us above our interests and teach us what it means to be good citizens.  It is our hope. It is the hope of the New MECUDA in the making. 

For the first time in MECUDA elections, we seek the interests of nominees in serving the people and will give them the opportunity to choose what they can do better. I urge the EleCom organization to work diligently and independently to ensure we elect a new MECUDA Exco that will bring dignity and respect to Meta Land. 

Accountability is important. I am wishing the MECUDA/MEFU audit bench to speed up their work and come forth with their findings and debt recovery plans to restore faith and hope in the Meta man.

“Thank You” Pa David AYABA Esq, for standing the tests of time at the helm of MECUDA. You did your utmost in spite of all the odds.  As MECUDA has begun, MEFU will certainly follow suit with its reorganization.

Together let every Meta son and daughter from the homeland and diaspora participate and support MECUDA in building the Meta Clan again. History, faith, love and reason will show us the way to peace and justice.

May God bless the Meta Land and the People of Meta.

I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2022.

- Long live the Meta people,

- Long live MECUDA,

- Long live Their R.Hs Fons of the Meta Clan,

- Long live the Meta Clan