By Andrew Nsoseka
In recognition of service and leadership, prominent Buea legal practitioner, Barrister Mafany Victor Ngando, has been officially installed as Sango Mafany Ngando, Senior Notable of the Monde Royal Chiefdom.
The honor was conferred by His Royal Majesty Chief Kwami Beckley Nangoh on January 10, 2026, during a ceremony that saw 11 other distinguished community figures elevated to the council of notables.
Barrister Ngando, a Barrister, Solicitor and Notary Public of the Supreme Courts of Cameroon and Nigeria, and founder of Kinsmen Advocates Law Firm, have invested over 12 years of legal practice.
He is also the Director of the Kinsmen Humanitarian Foundation. He has been recognized due to his extensive contributions to the Monde community. These include advancing community development, access to justice, youth mentorship, humanitarian service, peacebuilding, and the preservation of customary values.
Speaking after his installation, Sango Mafany Ngando struck a tone of steadfast commitment, emphasising that the role is rooted in continuous action rather than ceremony.
“We are already working in line with what we need to achieve,” he stated. “Fundamentally, we are doing everything possible to ensure that development and peace continue in Mondoni.”
He highlighted the collaborative spirit between the chief and the new notables, noting, “As you can see, the Chief, alongside the new notables, is ready for us all to put our hands together to ensure this progress continues expanding.”
When asked about tangible outcomes for the community, the newly installed notable pointed to visible projects already underway.
“Just be very watchful, you must have already observed there is a health centre here. You can see solar installations are already in place. You can see development is ongoing,” he explained.
Looking ahead, Sango Mafany Ngando expressed confidence in the Chief’s vision and the collective effort of the new council.
“All I can say is to be very keen on what is happening now; when you come next, the vision of the chief will have led to even more developmental projects,” he affirmed.
The coronation, conducted under Cameroonian customary law, is both an accolade for past service and a call to greater responsibility. In his address, Chief Kwami Beckley Nangoh framed the appointments as a strategic step to consolidate peace and accelerate development.
“Before their installation today, these individuals have already been deeply development-oriented, helping to change the face of our community,” the chief remarked, acknowledging the recipients’ longstanding contributions.
The ceremony was attended by dignitaries, including Fon Yakum Kevin of Bambalang in the Northwest Region, pioneer President of the Northwest Regional Assembly; representatives of the Association of Young Traditional Chiefs of Cameroon; neighboring Chiefs; and the Southwest Regional Delegate of Arts and Culture, Doris Itoe.
As Sango Mafany Ngando, the legal advocate, now assumes a renewed mandate to advise the throne and promote unity, justice, and sustainable development within the Monde Chiefdom—a community he describes not only as a beneficiary of his service, but as an ancestral home entrusted to his care.
Sango Mafany Ngando receiving certificate after installation as Senior Notable of Monde