Cultural Unity: Lassin Fon Drums Peace Call

T he Fon of Lassin, Noni of the Bui Division in Cameroon’s North West Region, HRM Nfon Ngitir Simon Che III has urged his subjects to be bearers of peace, love, and unity that aligns with the go­ vernment’s reconstruction efforts of the decade-long socio-political crisis plaguing the North West and South West Regions. The clarion call was made in his Royal address to his Yaounde-based subjects on Novem­ ber 1, 2026, during the welcome ce­ remony of his maiden visit to Yaounde since his January 2025 co­ ronation. “In line with the govern­ ment's call for community dialogue and local cooperation, I urge families and community members to build an inclusive front that foregrounds dia­ logue and propels sustainable deve­ lopment. Without Unity, we cannot develop together. But with love, unity, cooperation, and hard work, we can archieve great things together,” Fon Ngitir underscored. The Fon’s visit was an opportunity for displaced members of the Lassin Noni community as well as those of Babang, Bimbo and others of the Bui Division to have a feel of home. To Denis Barthson, president of Noni Elements in Yaounde, despite the distance from home owed to profes­ sional or educational pursuits, or even displacement due to the crisis, indigenes do well to maintain the inherited customs and traditions of Noni people. “We ar...