Mbengwi Online Donates to Lois, 4-Month Old Baby that Lost Leg in Bike Accident

A delegation made up of Madam Amboh Annabelle, Mr. Fombang Dieudonne, Pastor Toh Godlove and Fongoh p. Ayeh in the evening of Thursday February 3rd 2022 paid a visit to Lois Nwerem in Njembeng quarter, Ku fondom, Mbengwi on behalf Mbengwi Online, a WhatsApp group encompassing sons and daughters of Mbengwi and non natives alike drawn from around the globe and all walks of life to console the victim and family for the unfortunate event they faced.

Ndapnwi Lois Nwerem was born on the 9th of September 2021 and on the 9th of January 2022, she got involved in a bike accident that resulted to her losing her right leg. As explained by her father Mr. Benjamin Ngangoe Nwerem, Lois' mum, a medical personnel working at the Mbengwi district hospital was returning home from work that Sunday morning on a bike she boarded, holding her baby wrapped in a loin cloth on her leg and along the way, it is alleged a loose end of the loin got trapped in the chain of the bike and before the ridder could halt, the baby's right leg had been cut off into two. 

Ndapnwi Lois Nwerem

When the news was broken, many persons became touched by the situation and consequently, members of Mbengwi Online (WhatsApp group) decided to launch a solidarity contribution to assist the baby. The exercise lasted just for a week within which the sum of four hundred thousand (400.000) Frs was raised. Upon return from a health facility in Bamenda where Lois had been receiving treatment all this while, the four man delegation immediately decided to pay them a visit to hand over the money expected to help them foot part of the hospital bills they've incurred. 

In consoling the family, one of the visiting delegation members, Pastor Toh Godlove of Full Gospel Mission, Mbengwi District told them not to question God but accept the situation which to him is not the worst. He reminded them that some weeks back before Lois' accident, a child was also hit by a speeding bike as she tried to cross the road, still in Njembeng. She ended up dying in hospital. As such, if Lois survived her own accident, losing just a leg, then God's name still has to be praised. 

Handing Over

Handing Over the Financial Support

After having handed the financial assistance directly into the baby's hands who grabbed the envelope firmly with a cute smile and giggled, her dad, Mr. Benjamin Ngangoe Nwerem said "We don't really know how to better put it for you to understand the joy you've put in our hearts. If there was any better way other than saying thank you very much, we won't have hesitated to use it. We are trusting God that with the support we've already seen coming now at the beginning, He will raise up men, women and people whom when the need arises, they'll stand up to support us to see that we give the best to our baby."

He went on to admit that he knows it won't be easy despite the evolution in science because for the baby to walk again normally will entail a lot of financial sacrifices. Considering that at their level as parents and family of baby Lois they might not be able, he pleaded that any individual or groups that can help them in anyway or connect them to some organisations that can provide a solution to such a problem shouldn't hesitate to do so. 

Baby Lois' parents hail from Nwa subdivision in Donga Mantung division. They've been living in Mbengwi for about 7 years now and as Benjamin confirmed, "We've continued to see the love that the Mbengwi people are showing us. We want to say 'Thank You' for this support will go a very long way to relieve us from the pains that we are going through." It is speculated that if the baby will have to walk, then she will need an artificial leg and considering her tenderness, the leg will have to be changed from time to time as she grows up and just one of such artificial legs costs huge sums of money. 

Delegation, Lois and her Parents

As explained by Fongoh p. Ayeh, the brain behind Mbengwi Online, the WhatsApp group was created on September 12 2015 with the goal of feeding its members with news happenings in and out of Mbengwi. It started with few members and progressively grew till now that it's full already. The group is made up of traditional, religious and administrative authorities, business persons, drivers, bike riders, farmers, teachers, elites in and out of Mbengwi, people in the diaspora and non natives alike. Simply put, people from all walks of life. Away from news, the group once in a while carries out humanitarian actions when some stories touch the heart. 

Sometimes in early 2018, a lady from Mbengeghang gave birth to a set of premature triplets at the Mbengwi District Hospital. They were later transfered to the Bamenda Regional Hospital and incubated. Mbengwi Online members mobilised funds, over a hundred thousand and reached out to the triplets. In 2019, to mark the first anniversary of their departure from planet earth, the sum of 110.000F was raised and handed to the orphaned children of  late Azah Nancy and Njong Padisco, two nurses that were a couple, killed in Nyen village on Saturday 11 August 2018 supposedly by the military. To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the WhatsApp group, on Saturday November 25th 2020, material and financial support worth 105.500F was raised by members and handed to the group's founder and two others noted for being outstanding in feeding the rest with news. 

Again, on two instances, the group has offered a brand new phone to it's founder. The first was an MTN pack phone bought for 45.0000F. It got missing and the second which the administrator has been using since till now, Tecno Pouvoir 3+ was again bought for 110.000F. The members make sure the administrator doesn't lack gadgets to facilitate his work of feeding them with news. On Friday the 29th of October 2021, the founder of the group got married and members raised close to 300.000F to support his wedding. As such, the recent donation to baby Lois Nwerem is just a continuation of the good works the group has been doing and will continue to do when need arises. 

It should be recalled that away from WhatsApp, Mbengwi Online is also having a Facebook page with close to 5000 followers as at now, a YouTube channel with over 400 subscribers as at now, a twitter handle and blog, www.mbengwionline.blogspot.com

How 14-Year Old Tanwani Godwill, Born Without Legs Moved to Mbengwi from Njaah and Back

It was at 11:30am, Friday February 4th 2022 that a delegation comprised of Pa Mbanwi Stephen, Pa Chunga Patrick Dara, Pa Mbah Oscar Musoro, Moris Tagyen, Ngu Franklin and Fongoh p. Ayeh  met in the MECUDA Head Office opposite the Mbengwi District Hospital to hand over a cash support of six hundred and two thousand, three hundred (602.300) Frs to 14-year old Tanwani Godwill, born in Njaah without legs and from a poor parental background. 

Mr. Ngu Franklin in an opening prayer he gave thanked God for journey mercies especially of Tanwani Godwill and mum from Njaah to Mbengwi on a hired bike while Mr. Mbanwi Stephen Anjeh, the MECUDA home coordinator in his welcome address appreciated attendees for coming and the Meta people that contributed their tokens whom according to him never let one of theirs be in pains without stepping in to help. 

He also encouraged the mother of the child never to question God for everything happens for a reason. He further appreciated the persons that publicised Tanwani Godwill's case on social media, an act that raised awareness about his predicament till MECUDA had to open a solidarity contribution page for people of goodwill from all walks of life, round the globe to assist the young boy. 

14-year Old Godwill Tanwani, Born & Breadth in Njaah

The MECUDA Delegation that Handed the Financial Package to Godwill

While receiving the financial aid, the mother of the child said "I sincerely give thanks to all brothers and sisters that thought it wise to assist this child. May God bless the sources of their incomes. When I gave birth to him, I cried, thinking of how I'll cope. I never knew I will still be alive today but here I am, happy God has been sending his angels to come and take care of him." Pa Chunga Patrick Dara on his part told Tawnwani's mum that God tempts people in many ways. "This could likely be your entry gate into heaven that this child is opening for you" he added. To him, if it were some of these girls nowadays, they would've thrown the child in a toilet to die but since the boy's mum had been growing him up since then till date, it's her road to heaven that she's digging. 

Speaking on behalf of Amboh Gordon, a native of Ngwokwong village that had been creating awareness about Godwill's situation both online and offline, Mr. Ngu Franklin affirmed that as the boy is growing up, so too is the task of carrying him around becoming tougher and tougher for his mum considering he's gaining weight. He said, "To be carrying him to school is a heavy task. As such, this package from MECUDA is very timely and relieving considering the distance from their house to school and the hilly nature of the road, making it cumbersome to be pushing him on a wheelchair every school day. I am very convinced God will show a way for this child to grow up and uplift the Meta clan" He ended by encouraging others to always bring such precarious situations to the limelight so that other people of goodwill that may be touched by the situation could step in with help, no matter how small.

The Incoming MECUDA First Vice President General, Pa Musoro Oscar Carrying Godwill

Handing Over Committee in the MECUDA Head Office

From information gathered, a different location nearer to school had been gotten for 14 year old Godwill. The money donated by MECUDA was immediately saved in the boy's account 0002216 at the Mbengwi Cooperative Credit Union bearing his name, Godwill Tanwani from where the mother will then be making withdrawals when need arises to carter for him. The donation has been termed the last achievement of the Pa Ayaba David led Executive Council of MECUDA that was voted out on the 29th of January 2022 after being in office since 2014. 

With Professor Njoh Oliver Anoh now the new MECUDA P.G, Pa Ayaba David's name has still entered the annals of history as the P.G that  carried out the highest humanitarian actions during his mandate, somehow almost transforming MECUDA into a charity organisation, this according to his critics. From statistics, through MECUDA under P.G Ayaba David, the sum of 602.300F was raised to assist Godwill Tanwani, born without legs, 5.913.000F was raised to assist Ernestine Enih Fomusi, a lady from Nyen that was suffering from an illness that deformed her face, the sum of 9.000.000F was raised to buy a new car for Rev. Miki Hans Abbia when he became the new synord clerk of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, the sum of 1.954.000F was raised to assist Amuche Anastacia Afor, a young girl from Chenam that got involved in an accident in Limbe. 

The MECUDA Financial Assistance Saved in Godwill's Credit Union Account

Other hundreds of thousands and millions were also raised to reach out to IDPs in Mbengwi, IDPs in the South West, Meta Anti Covid Response Challenge (METACREC) just to name these few. MECUDA stands for the Meta Cultural and Development Association. 8 presidents have headed the association from inception.