About NACDA

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Ndong Awing Cultural & Development Association (NACDA) is an association created in 23rd of December 1962, by the sons & daughters of Awing with the goal of uniting around the Self-reliant development of Awing Fondom, creating an atmosphere of peace, promoting its diverse cultural and social acumens and projecting a good image of the fondom.

NACDA Motto is: Peace, Unity, Progress

NACDA Structure: Its structure is comprised of:

The General assembly
The National Executive
The Functional Committees
The Women’s Wing
The Youth Wing
The Traditional Council
The Quarter Development Unions
The Branches

The Technical Sub Committees.

LEGAL HEADQUARTER BAMENDA, NORTH WEST REGION.

It shall be opened to all Awing elements and any Cameroonian of good will upon registration into a recognised chapter of the association. Honorary membership is conferred by two thirds of the executive of NACDA on any person who has distinguished his or herself by some concrete act towards the development of the village.

AIM OF NACDA

To unite all Awing elements towards village development.

To sensitize one another towards self reliant development.

To foster and encourage cultural, social and educational development of the area.

To promote the citizen spirit of law-abiding, peace and unity to all Awing people.

FINANCES

Membership contributions and levies.
Donations and gifts from members, the administration, funding bodies and well-wishers.
Proceeds from any fund raising activities.
Loans.
Royalties and legacies.
Any other sources approved by the General Assembly.
Sales of Almanac, membership card, dairies, posters and other gadgets.

ACTIVITIES OF NACDA

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AWING VILLAGE AND SELF-RELIANT DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE:

Opening and maintaining of the road network.
Building of bridges.
Opening of the primary schools and developing the secondary schools system.
Developing a better water system and ensuring its purity.
Lectures on economic development process to young men and women.
Lectures on improved farming methods.

ENSURE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE PEOPLE AND THE VILLAGE:

Enhancing hygiene and sanitation in homes and public place.
Ensuring appropriate equipment in existing health centres.
Construction of a cottage hospital for the growing population.
Lectures on HIV/AIDS and other dangerous diseases (especially STDs).
Vaccination Campaign.
Supervision of water points to ensure clean drinking water.

PROMOTE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE:

Developing women centres.
Instituting the annual cultural festival called "NDONG".
Encouraging frequent visits to the village by families and young people.

PROMOTE PEACE,UNITY AND PROGRESS;PROJECTING A GOOD IMAGE OF THE VILLAGE:

Solidarity among Awing elements.
Placing funds for peace campaign, peace missions and good neighborliness.

NACDA EXECUTIVE (2013 TO Curent)
The PG NACDA has the following major and minor plan of action.

Major Projects

1- Extention of Electricity to some quarters in Awing.

2- Continue with the tarring of some critical portion of the Mile 11 Awing lake road.

3- Building of a Mutuary in Awing.

4- Lobby for the setting up of an FM community Redio in Awing.

5- Digging of a bore hole at the Awing integrated health center.

6- Build a classroom in GSS Mbenjom Awing

Minor projects.

1- Building of culvates in some quaters in Awing

2- Creation of a Water Management Board in Awing.

3- Creation of an Awing Economic Council.(AEC)

4- Creating and equiping of 2 private wards at the Awing intergrated Health center.

5- Meeting with Coordinator of the Various Development Unions in Awing to harmonize a common Development Plan

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Pa. Dr. Nguhmbi Ndam Pefekefor
President General of NACDA

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Ntsemfoo David Apongpoh
Vice Pr. General of NACDA

Mba Atanga Emmanuel.
Secretary General NACDA.

Halle Celestine Nchang
Vice Secretary General

Prince Ngongeh Clement Ayafor
Chairman NACDA Data Committee

Tata Ma-apoh John Chefor
Chairman Conflict Resolution Committee

FAI ACHU EMMANUEL,
Chairman, Cultural Affairs
Committee

Ndi Barnabas
CHAIRMAN ALMANAC COMMITTEE
Vice Principal G H S MBINGO

Mofor Valantine Pezinjem
Chairman Sports Committee

Mr. MBAH Maxwell

Secretary Almanac Committee

NACDA PAST HEROES & THEIR LEGACIES

Late Pa John Mbachi† (1966-1969)

He was the pioneer co-ordinator of the Ndong Awing Cultural Association (NACA) which later became NACDA. He managed Buea, Tiko, Kumba, Victoria and Lobe chapters. From his Kumba bastion he embarked on a successful campaign that sold the idea out of the coast.

Pa. Peter MBAKO: 1967-1981

This legendary Teacher and administrator was the first President General of NACDA with the longest serving tenure of 14 years. His role bogged the structure to an oligarchy. He established socio-cultural, economic and infrastructural road map for the development of Awing and produced a check-list of Awing projects.

Pa. Mathias MBAPEH MBONGLEN: 1981-1987

He caused a constitutional rupture thus stating the oligarchy that reigned with P.C Mbako. He greased the administrative machinery of NACADA by limiting the Leadership mandate to three years renewable once. He attacked the first phase of the water project and personally laid the foundation stone of the first catchments in Mbeme. He made strives by kick-starting other community projects. As an education administer he worked for the mutations of Catholic School Mekemtikong to a community school and later to full fledged government school with the support of Jethro Mbafor. His aggressive foreign policy won the admiration of the Dutch who partially funded the Awing community hall.

Pa. Alfred A. FONENG: 1987-1993

He brought in transparency in the configuration of finance in NACDA by keeping his records straight. His approach in book keeping enables him to win the trust of foreign donors like Helvetas, and African development Bank. He obtained grants which he used to pursue projects left to him by his predecessors. Mr. Alfred Foneng is always remembered as the man who left reserves in the coffers of NACDA before he left office. His reign witnessed a flow of foreign aid into Awing projects.

Pa. Patrick TEMBUNDE: 1993 - 1998

He prioritized roads and bridges and served NACDA selflessly by using his hard earn cash to augment NACDA’s fund to construct the bridge linking Bamenyam in the West Province to Awing, Though disappointed by the European Union, he explored other foreign avenues and plucked off substantial funds from the French Co-operation which he used to rehabitate the Awing Lake road from mile 11 to three corners with contractors Joe Corner Water Enterprise.

Ntumfor Nico HALLE: 1998-2004

This reputed international Lawyer, consultant and peace crusader who wears other important titles was elected at the foot of Mount Cameroon, signifying the hurdles he had to surmount. After a brilliant victory he stepped into office with his plan of action which unveiled first a new architectural plan for the building of Awing Palace. He mobilised all forces to appropriate the project naming it a mirror of the elite and their pearl. As the palace re-construction progress on, he unshelved the electricity project and told the population a good palace cannot be left in darkness. He therefore resolved to connect electricity from Matazem to the Palace. Ntunfor was the most enigmatic and charismatic President of NACDA. He used his personality to

impose the image of Awing in the media landscape. Many aspiring leaders look up to him as a model. He won the admiration of North West Fons through his works and they conferred on him the tile of Ntumfor

Philip PENANJE 2004 - 2010

This was the youngest President General to have ever led the association. He laid emphasis on the maintenance of roads and bridges, extension of water and energy and organized two big feasts being the 10th anniversary celebration of Fon Fozoh II in power and the annual lake festival which was officiated by Tourism Minster Baba Hamadou.

Ntsonkefo’o Peter Akote Akondi (2010-2013)

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Ntsonkefo'o Peter Akote won a very hotly contested election. During his tenure of office, he achieve the following:
Opened the NACDA Home Secretariate equiped with computers and internet.
He carried out the very first head count of the population of Awing both in the village and outside the village culminating with the production of the Awing Factbook.

Set a flat development due rate that everyone can afford to pay thereby increasing collections by five folds.
He engaged a road maintenance crew to permenently maintain our road networks
He completed work on the People's Palace and a grand NACDA 50th Jubilee was held there.
He visited 23 branches mobilising Awing sons and daughters.
Started the mapping project of Awing
Mobilised the Diaspora to higher heights