Chief Atem-Ebako : Far-sighted Traditional Ruler

Chief Dr. Atem-Ebako is a second class traditional ruler of Talangaye in Nguti sub-division, Kupe-Muaneguba Division of the South West Region and candidate for the election of regional councillors which will be taking place nationwide on December 6, 2020.
Born on April 23, 1951, he is a medical doctor by profession who graduated in 1977 from the then University Centre for Health Sciences, now the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, popularly known as CUSS. He later took specialised studies in epidemiology and public health in Paris, France and was sponsored by the Cameroon Development Cooperation. (CDC). From 1982, Chief Atem-Ebako got into private practice and established a cottage hospital in Kumba in the South West Region.
The traditional ruler started his political career in 1978 by joining the youth wing of the Cameroon National Union (CNU) which is now the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM). He became a traditional ruler in 1993 and has since then been an ex-officio member of the CPDM going by the party’s text. As a traditional ruler of Talangaye, he has been able to establish a good water supply system for his chiefdom and hopes to extend to other areas if voted as regional councillor in the upcoming elections. Chief Atem-Ebako is known to have negotiated for ...