Nguelemedouga: a womaniser and a mysterious civil servant

Nguelemedouga was not aware of all the manoeuvrings that was taking place behind him. He was also not aware of the hopes and fears that, he represented in the psyche of the elite of some regions in Cameroon. But when he finished his meetings at at the ministry of Territorial administration, he went back home to meet his family and delivered the good news to his wife: Noako. He told his wife: “this time around, we shall all go together to my new posting.” Everyone in the family was happy. Risdoh who had not been seeing much of her father was the most happy. And on Thursday of the month of November, Nguelemedouga decided to take his car to drive back to Nyanon. But before he could leave, he made sure he left his family with enough money. He never wanted them to lack anything. Even though Nguelemedouga was a womaniser, he loved his wife and children. He had a lot of respect for his wife, for he recalls that, when he was still a student, it was his wife who took care of him and his children financially. But that Thursday chosen by Nguelemedouga to go back to his work place, was not accepted by Noako, for she never understood why her husband instead of choosing a Friday to leave Yaoundé, wanted to do so on a Thursday.

However, Nguelemedouga convinced her that, it was necessary because, he had to attend the meeting of all sub district, district and sub divisional officers, that would be held on Saturday in Edea, the divisional capital of the Sanaga Maritime division. The meeting will be presided over by the local “president” or Divisional Officer of the Sanaga Maritime, who is also the direct boss of Nguelemedouga. His wife was convinced and lifted her opposition that she had introduced and Nguelemedouga took his car and left Yaoundé for Nyanon. On his way, around Puma. Puma is a small town that has grown along the highway linking Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon to Yaoundé, political capital, Nguelemedouga had an accident. Mysteriously, he came out of the mangled car, unscathed and took a commercial bus to Edea. Some people claim that, he was bewitched by some of his jealous colleagues at the Ministry of Territorial Administration in Yaoundé, while others claimed that, because he was a womaniser, he may have had the accident because, he was distracted by a beautiful woman who was on the sidewalk of the high way.