Our origin

Oral tradition has it that the people of Awing came from the North East of Congo and settled in Widikum via Takon in the Batibo and finally moved to their current site. Legend reinforces that they originated from Bantu roots of East Africa. they belong to the upper Ngemba tribe of Bamenda Central. Awing has an estimated population of about 45 000 inhabitants made of several clans.


AWING ROYAL GENEALOGY

1. Mefumetu (Nkachi)
2. Mefumenegome
3. Ngongeh 1
4. Alo'ndzafo'o 1
5. Nkeunjie
6. Ngongeh 11
7. Nkefo'o
8. Alo'ndzafo'o 11 (1825-18598)
9. Akofo'o (1825-1858)
10. Fozo'o 1(1879-1911)
11. Ayafo'o (1911-1949)
12. Ngongeh 111 (form 5th Jan. 1950)
13. Fozo'o 11 (4th May 1998)

THE 9 ORIGINAL CLAN HEADS OF AWING KINGDOM

This forefathers of Awing play the important function of "pekem pe ngong". They are:

• Ndime
• Mbangwashi
• Mba'ala
• Mbantse
• Tangye Mona
• Mbankambi
• Mbanjua
• Mbatia
• Mbamome