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| Written by Dean E. Mongo, The Standard Tribune |
| Sunday, 16 May 2010 11:53 |
| LIMBE—The South West governor, Koumpa Issa, says he will end the outdrawn dispute that has left this seaside resort without any paramount traditional ruler for several years. On his first visit to the town, which is seat of Fako division, the governor said Friday that he planned to draft in the South West Chiefs Conference, the region’s umbrella union of traditional authorities, to workout a succession plan. Mr Koumpa, the former governor of the Centre region, addressed thousands as he ended a tour of the new region he took over earlier this year. In wide ranging remarks, he also addressed security and development concerns. Limbe has remained without a paramount chief since 2006, following the death of HRH Chief Ferguson Billa Manga Williams, aged 86. At least five parties now lay claim to the throne. The first feud is within the family between Prince Jesco Manga Williams, the elder brother of Ferguson, and his nephew Henry Njalla Quan, the current general manager of CDC and who is the son of Jesco’s sister, Princess Sarah Williams. A third family member, Johnny Manga Williams, the son of Prince Jesco, is believed to be also interested in the throne. However, he is seen more as a spoiler, and a likely Njalla Quan backer. But at least one other family in Limbe is laying claims to the throne while several villages in the West Coast insist the new paramount ruler should come from there, since the Manga Williams originate from the East Coast. No names are being put forward. In 2007, relatives reportedly picked Prince Jesco as successor but it later emerged that Chief Ferguson had decided in a will to leave the throne to Njalla Quan. Both sides have rejected each other’s claims and the throne has since remained vacant. view original post here |
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