On Saturday 27th August 2022, sons and daughters of Zang Tabi village drawn from across the national territory of Cameroon rallied in the MECUDA Buea hall for a revival meeting that saw a new national bureau of the Zang Tabi Cultural and Development Association, ZATACUDA being put in place made up of:
Njem Felix - President
Agwe Lucas - 1st Vice President
Mbamwi Stephen - 2nd Vice President
Njem Elvis - Secretary General
Tah Morris - Assistant Secretary General
Mbanwi Sarah - Financial Secretary
Techoro Alice - Treasurer
Agha Elvis - Cultural Secretary
Fon Gideon - Public Relations Officer
Tabi Ernest - Social Secretary Male
Wujang Herietta - Social Secretary Female
Tamanji Micah - Youth Coordinator
Odilia Nung - Women Coordinator
Fombi Sylvester - Project Officer
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| H.R.M Fon Tabi Teghencha X, Fon of Zang Tabi Village |
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| ZATACUDA Elective Revival Meeting |
Congratulations from H.R.M Fon Tabi Teghencha X to the Newly Elected ZATACUDA National Bureau
The Outgoing ZATACUDA National Executive,
The Incoming ZATACUDA National Executive,
My Dear Zang-Tabians,
From every indication, our generation is positioned to be one of the greatest generations of Zang-Tabians that are peace loving, working extremely hard and are looking up to great things from our land. That is, one of the best things ever betrothed to us by our ancestors.
Few days ago, a representative elective general assembly of the Zang Tabi Cultural and Development Association (ZATACUDA) was held to elect a new National Bureau. The elections, I was informed, took place in Buea under a serene, fair, transparent, brotherly, and sisterly love for one another.
I also learned, the organization of the elections was stunning and has echoed positively beyond the geographical area of Buea to all Meta Citizens worldwide. That is the kind of leadership we must continue to provide for the Meta people.
Thank you also to all the Zang-Tabians resident in Buea and environs, and all our brothers and sisters that displaced themselves from far and wide to participate in this elections. It is very historic in every aspect and I Thank You Buea ZATACUDA Branch, for your usual generosity and hospitality. That is also, the true spirit of Zang-Tabians, and we shall all continue to work hard to protect this teamwork and ensure, ZATACUDA grows from strength to strength.
As a people, I will also wish we could always focus on the Biblical verse of Colossians 3:12-14 which says “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity”.
In this regard, I will also wish to use this opportunity to extend my fervent congratulations to "Eghekeng" Ni Charles Ndang and his out going executive for a job well done in the past several years. They were in office during very difficult moments for the people of Zang Tabi and with the current socio-political and economic situations; no one knew exactly how to have led a development and cultural organization as big as ZATACUDA during these challenging times. But "Eghekeng" Ni Charles and team were able to navigate through and today, our ZATACUDA is standing strong and ready to thrive.
"Eghekeng" Charles, be assured that your leadership, achievements, and the added value that your team brought into ZATACUDA will go down into the good book of history. "Mo’oh nah miyaka noh noh. Awoo-yi-kwaah-mbang echu-taan!" To the incoming ZATACUDA Bureau, on behalf of the peoples of Zang Tabi, please accept my sincerest congratulations on your success in the recently organized 2022 elections.
We appreciate your hard work and commitment to serving ZATACUDA. As a matter of fact, no one lost in this election. We all won in the elections and shall work as one team to uplift our people from poverty, hunger, lack of education, poor healthcare, etc. As you already know, our village land is fertile and has all the enabling environment that needs to be exploited at a better and modern level. I for one, have put in efforts to build some pilot projects which are already showing some good yields and should serve as an example to our many youths out of the village, currently suffering under disguise unemployment.
Ladies and gentlemen, "Eghekeng" Njem Felix is the newly elected President General of ZATACUDA. I trust he will do his utmost best. He has the composure, education, experience, and the right frame of mind. Our good Lord has selected him, and he has agreed to take on these enormous responsibilities on behalf of our peoples. We must all respect him and give him all our support.
"Eghekeng" Felix, I urge you and your team to always work towards peace, creativity, togetherness and inspire our peoples in many ways such as the following:
1) We need a head count of every Zang-Tabians (woman, man or kid) living all over the world and encourage them to participate in development activities back home.
2) Our village needs to spearhead the Meta culture as God has made it so to be.
3) Our village traditional council needs to be restructured and to put in place a new team to facilitate the works of ZATACUDA.
4) Our village needs more people to go to school at all levels and learn more trades.
5) Our people need to construct decent houses and have a reliable electricity grid
6) Our people are hard working and need entrepreneurial inspirations to uplift them from poverty.
7) Our village has fertile lands and needs more people to do modern farming and make Zang the bread basket in Meta.
8) Our village needs to be dis-enclaved and old roads maintained.
9) Our people are all over the world and we need to encourage them to construct houses back at home and invest in the village.
10) Our people need to work closely with all other Meta Cultural associations.
The list is quite long, but together, we can make it happen. Growing, our village is something I know, you "Eghekeng" Njem Felix know how to make it happen. I and the "Kwifor" will also standby you to ensure, we make our village the number one in the communities of Meta villages. These are great responsibilities and with our trust in God, we shall overcome them.
Finally, the Meta Cultural and Development Association (MECUDA) is bouncing back and hope it continues in the spirit of bringing our brothers and sisters together in peace, and love to build the Meta Clan. When we look at how our ancestors constituted the Meta Clan, we find that it stands out from all other tribes. The Meta people are one large group of people, with over 90% originating from Gwokwe, Zangmbeng, Zangnuh, Baad (all present day Zang-Tabi village) consisting of the Bonjohs, Mendigs, and the Mundams, administering themselves in different Meta villages but living together as one great people preserving and promoting the commonwealth of the Meta people.
I also urge all our Meta Fons not to miss out on the many opportunities coming our way to serve our people and to work with the new MECUDA Executive, such that, we succeed as a people of one heritage and one destiny.
God bless the newly elected National Executive of ZATACUDA,
God bless the people of Zang-Tabi and
God bless the Meta Clan.
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