Two journalists among newly appointed Councillors of Wonyalyonga, Buea

Two journalists in Buea have been appointed and installed as members of the Quarter Council of Wonyalyonga community in Buea.

Sih Shanta Ndowah, journalist at Dash Radio, and Metuge Stanley, journalist as CBS Radio, were installed Saturday, June 1, by the Paramount Chief of Buea, Dr Robert Esuka Mbella Endeley.

They were among several Councillors installed on Saturday, others including the Imam of Buea, El Hadj Mohamed Abubarka, and Dr Namange Ngongi.

“For everything you do, someone, somewhere sees it. It’s really been long years of striving and really feels worth it when recognized,” said Shanta Ndowah.

Despite not being indigenes of Buea, the journalists will be part of a traditional outfit that runs the community.

Wonyalyonga is a major community located in Buea Town, Buea, at the foot of Mount Cameroon, the tallest peak in West and Central Africa. The community is overseen by Loka Kulu as Quarter Head and Chief Dr Robert Esuka Endeley as the governing authority.

The occasion came a year after the Buea Paramount Chief appointed 41 elites of Buea, including four journalists, as notables and distinguished mothers of the palace.

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