Presidential Family Buries Loved Ones

Uncontrollable tears, eulogies and a message of love and comfort graced the journey of no return for two departed members of the presidential family. It was a pathetic sight as two coffins where placed before mourners. A mother and her daughter had just ended their earthly journey. The First Lady, Mrs Chantal Biya joined family members on Friday June 18, 2021 at the Mortuary of the Yaounde General Hospital to bid farewell to her Aunt, Christine Abotan Mengolo and Cousin, Monique Florette Nanga Boaben who passed away on May 14 and April 27, 2021 respectively in Yaounde. Their final journey ended on Saturday June 19, at Nanga Eboko in the Upper Sanaga Division of the Centre Region where they were laid to rest at the family graveyard.

In a traditional and religious ceremony, family members, members of government, friends, religious and traditional communities as well as well-wishers joined the presidential family to pray for the soul of their departed loved ones who happened to be a mother and a daughter to many people. During a religious service, the Bishop of the Obala Diocese, Sosthéne Léopold Bayemi Matjei brought a message of faith in God to the distressed family members especially to the children of Mama Christine Abotan Mengolo, who are not just mourning a mother but also their elder sister, Monique Florette Nanga Boaben. Reading from the book of Matthew 6:24, the prelate paraphrased Jesus saying to his disciples: “To love God and God alone means we love God and all that He wills us to love in life.” According to the reflection of the day, the presiding Bishop said it was a necessity for people to singularly be devoted to God, for as they commit themselves to God’s exclusive love, so too will they experience his love even at a time of distress when they may feel God has abandoned them. He noted that God never forget his pr...