Bamenda City Council: Ndumu Vincent Nji resurfaces at Neukwe of HRH Fon Forchesiri ll.

By Bakah Derick 

The former Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council has appeared in public practically for the first time since the closure and transformation of his office. Ndumu Vincent Nji was spotted by Hilltopvoices during the Neukwe of HRH Fon Forchesiri II on Wednesday 29 December 2021. This was the first public event he was attending since leaving office. 

The bonafide son of Bamendakwe and Notable was spotted with dark glasses, a huge traditional regalia Toghu together with his wife at the esplanande of the Bamendakwe Fon's Palace where many have assembled to celebrate the life of their ruler Fon Forchesiri II. 

While his disappearance maybe linked to his leaving office, this cannot also be unconnected to the ongoing armed conflict in the region. The senior civil engineer who is said to own a construction company Hilltopvoices gathered is now seen often in the sea side resort town of Limbe from where he operates. 

Unlike his former colleague of the Limbe City Council Andrew Motanga who managed his way and returned to active administration as City Mayor after a presidential decision renamed the office from government delegate, Ndumu Vincent Nji decided to quietly move out of the public eye and possibly functions. 

Born on October 16, 1960, Ndumu Vincent Nji for 11 years (March 2009 to February 2020)  served as Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council. He left office in the heart of a degenerating armed conflict watching his efforts to build Bamenda City turn to dreams. His attempts to end the now strongly installed ghost towns as a form of civil disobedience within the conflict hit the rocks. The City road project started during his reign is yet to see the light of day. The City tapes still remain dry despite the many pipes planted in town during his reign. Not for the sheds constructed in some streets in town like the commercial avenue and hospital roundabout (partly burnt recently), the city's markets still continue to suffer cronnic problems of electricity, poor waste management, fire and high level of disorganisation.  

The former President of the General  Certificate of Education (GCE) board and former President of PWD social football club of Bamenda left office without receiving the much heralded Bamenda Olympic stadium which he assisted in the laying of the foundation in 2016. 

Today's image of Bamenda is certainly not what the graduate of Manchester University and father of four would have loved reason why he has elected to stay off from the public stage.