Chiefs to the South West Region of Cameroon have declared their intention to hold what they term Mega Cultural Festival in Buea come December, The Horizon has learnt.
Some chiefs of the region headed by the president of the South West Chiefs Conference, Chief Moses Obenofunde, declared their willingness to convene the mega Cultural Festival during a meeting with the Prime Minister head of Government Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute on Wednesday 28th August 2024 in Yaounde.
Speaking to the press after the meeting with the PM , he stated that the chiefs would convene a mega Cultural Festival in Buea in December to consolidate peace , adding that the festival would also serve as a platform to preach peace
Chief Moses Obenofunde did not announce the precise date for the cultural festival, neither did he disclose what other issues he discussed with the Prime Minister.
The Horizon has been informed that one of the issues discussed was funding for the event.
We also observe that most of the chiefs of the South West Region, as result of the ongoing Anglophone crisis are resident mostly in the francophone regions of the country.
We also observe that Chief Moses Obenofunde’s meeting with Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute comes barely four days after three policemen were killed in Buea by alleged separatists.
Chief Obenofunde was also accompanied to Yaounde by the Secretary General of the South West Chiefs’ Conference.
