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| Njoh Litumbe |
The teething
puzzle about Mola Njoh Litumbe is his physical alertness in his nineties.
Smarter than persons ten years younger, his physiognomy much more, this “simple
accountant”, (using his own very words), submits in legal jargon very like the
twin brother of Lord Denning of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords.
Few doubt he coined the phrase “jumba marriage” to depict the de facto
relationship between the Republic of Cameroun and
Southern Cameroons. This “come we stay”, he succinctly explains, fails to
amount to marriage (union) for want of consummation or even a marriage
certificate.
A man who has
nothing to gain or lose, some typical Camerounese whose Cameroun is now and now
only would simply sit back at that age and enjoy the fruits of his many years
of drudgery. But NO! He is on television, on radio, on newspapers, on foot, at
the United Nations, in Nigeria – just everywhere – at his expense: in terms of
time, energy, the use of the intellect and money… All this for a cause that is
not his – the general cause – indefatigably, consistently! A workaholic slave
to doing good! Doing good in defiance of adverse consequences – at his own
risks and perils! Holding out till the end as the Bible prescribes! Very like
“the Spartan that dies but never surrenders “!
A venerable
patriarch difficult to find on the social media, Mola is a model – unique as to
age, unbreakable resolve, and altruism. A hero that humility has distanced from
self-praise, apprehension and corruption! A man of enviable integrity holding
high the torch for us all to see the way to follow!
YES! Njoh
Litumbe is a hero, a model and a sage! He deserves our acknowledgement!
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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