A Grand Royal Funeral Ceremony in Bonatu village Andek municipality
The people of Bonatu village in Andek Municipality, Ngie Subdivision in Momo Division joined their foster son, Mr. Graic of USA to celebrate the life of the late Fon of Bonatu, this June 2024 at the Bonatu Palace.
Thé occasion was an opportunity for the people of Banatu village to showcase their culture to the world, through Mr. Graic who travelled in from the USA to give the last respect to his fallen foster father, the late FON ISAICHO Andreas, who travelled to the world beyond recently.
In effect, Mr. Craig left Cameroon some 26 years ago, where he served in NGIE Subdivision as an American Peace Corp volunteer for many years.
While serving in NGIE, Mr. Craig adopted HRH the FON of Bonatu as his foster father. While serving in NGIE, Mr. Craig decided to celebrate his marriage to another American citizen in Andek, with HRH the FON ISAICHO Andreas sitting in as his foster father.
During his many years in NGIE subdivision, as an agricultural technician, Mr. Craig worked and assisted farmers in all the communities of the subdivision. Because of his total commitment to his service and closeness to the local population he studied and mastered the NGIE language and Pidgin English so well that he now speaks both languages with authority.
While in the USA, his country of origin, during the past 26 years, Mr. Craig maintained contact with his foster father, HRH FON Osaicho Andreas. He maintained the relationship he had built with NGIE people, especially some of the elites who are now in the USA and Canada.
Considering the tide bond that now exists between the Royal Family of Bonatu and Mr. Craig he couldn’t be indifferent following the disappearance of the FON of the village. This explains why he travelled all the way from the USA, taking all the risk to Bonatu village in Andek municipality to participate in this historic Royal Funeral Ceremony.
Professor Craig was awarded a title as Etom-Ufon, in Bonatu. A title which he was told that he could use it any where, especially where NGIE people are gathered. This new title only comes to add to an earlier title he had received from the palace of Andek before returning to the USA, some 26 years ago.
Before departing from NGIE Mr. Craig paid a courtesy call to the Mayor of ÀNDEK Council, Mr. Ubangoh Helly, during which visit he pledged to hunt for development opportunities for ÀNDEK council in the USA.
