Nkong Veronica Nsunyah
Women leader
N-NDC, created in June 2024, is a nonprofit, non governmental and an apolitical body aimed at promoting development and cultural activities within and without Nkekak-Njiesang community.
This initiative brought up by Chief N’fonji-Sang of Njiesang, was supported by most Elites, to this effect, an all Njiesang meeting was called and held on the 15th of June 2024 birthing this organization.
N-NDC, is charged with the initiation, mobilisation and sponsorship of developmental projects and the promotion of cultural activities.
Some these projects include:
The people of Nkekak-Njiesang belong to the SAWA-Bantu: Mbo ethnic group, the ancestral lineage of Ngoh Ni Songho, Upper Nkongho Mbo ( Nkongho Ekeuh) clan, Nguti sub division, kupe muaneguba southwest region Cameroon. Like the name, the Nkekek- Njiesang people migrated from Nkekak, a village in the neighborhood of Esingem Mboh east Santchou ( San zo )
Their leader Esua Esuke ( N’fonji-Sang) was the son of Ekumu Nkoh Elale, with his three brothers of same womb ( N’ fonsung -Nji, N’foligwe- Sang and N’fomelack-sung) left Nkekak due to family infighting and the desire to be autonomous and the search of Dead palms ( menack) cause to migrate from Nkekak and move west ward navigating via Betto and Nzijang forest to the present land of Njiesang. Later, two of their family relatives from Nkekak that is N’folikik- Nzah and N’ fonkeng-egu on their own accord, decided to move and join their brothers.
The three main families ( Betoh) that constitute Njiesang are therefore, Etoh N’fonji-Sang that occupied Mueh mbock and Liambock, Etoh N’folikik- Nzah that occupied Nchou and Eleh foufou, Etoh N’fonkeng-Egu that occupied Epukeh and Egumelong.
At the time, Nkekak-Njiesang affairs were decided by a six man council who sat hierarchically: N’fonji-Sang, Nfolikik-Nzah, N’fokeng-Egu, N’fosung-Nji, N’foligwe-Sang and N’fomelack-Sung.
Njiesang occupies a very large land surface area and shares common boundaries with the following: Ngientu at River Mboumekeuh, at the eastern border with Betto and Njiesang, with Mueh-Egu at The Stream Eleleh.
The main economic activities of the Njiesang people was farming, hunting, fishing and taping.
The Njiesang man practice ancestral Worship and believed in reincarnation.
Njiesang is at the pivot of the Mbo tradition in the Lebock area and upper Nkongho Mbo as a whole. It possessed key traditions like ‘Milleh’ which is only unique to Njiesang in Lebock area.c
03 Main Families (Betoh)
Njiesang man was not permitted to marry from within since they were considered as one large family but did intermarried with other groups around Lebock and beyond.
Njiesang forms a confederation with Suke, Ngiendin and, Mueh-Egu which forms the Lebock area.
Njiesang champions key key culture and traditions in upper Nkongho Mbo like Ekale- Nkekak, N’seck Nkekak and Milleh.
