| Time moves so fast. And I had almost forgotten this importanty event concerning this great institution that I am part of. This occasion brings to mind green memories of the high school entrance examination otherwise known as CCAST entrance examination in which I am my friend and sister Bibiana came out first and second. I was dispatched by my brother Chief Alexander Taku Fuasonganyi to secure a place for my sister in Bambili first before proceeding to get mine in Buea. The piece of road between Bafoussam and Mbouda was to say the least impossible to access and time was runing out. An R4 as it was then known managed to take me through. At every turn, on the Mbouda/ Bamenda road, people were paid to pull the car through the mud. Finally I arrived Bambili when the Commission recieving the GCE transcripts had risen but members were in the corridor discussing in groups. On arriving with mud all over me, I rushed towards the group and handed over my sister's transcript to a gentleman who on reading it summoned his colleagues back to the commission session. He came out and advised me to go back home and wait for an announcement which did not wait too long in coming. That was in the days when although a brutal dictatorship, as it is still the case now, there was little or no corruption in the Ahidjo's regime.
I then went back home and mom gave me some more money to travel to Buea. Again I went through the agony of travelling in a transport vehicle called " Sans Pitie de la Menoua". The driver took my money promising to take me to Buea. But guess what happened? He made a stop at every "Off licence bar" and arriving Nkongsamba he told me to get out for he had changed his mind about proceeding to Buea. No refund of even part of the transport fare. He was indeed " sans pitie'". I was stranded at the Nkongsamba motor park. The next day was the last day for the formalization of our admission by presenting our GCE transcript. Night was approaching. I had nowhere to sleep. I was hungry and miserable. I knew then as now that God will not forsake me and I prayed to Our Lady Seat of Wisdom to intercede with her son Jesus Christ for me. I went and sat at a bench infront of an off licence bar at the park which my bag by me. Suddenly an a man approached me and asked where I was going. I told him my predicament. He was so sorry and told me he was going to Tiko but will take me to Buea because what was happening to me could happen to his own child. On the way, he asked me where I came from and I told him. He told me that he had been to Fontem and was well recieved at the Fon's Palace by the Fon of Fontem. When I told him about my relationship with the Fon, he was happy to have extended the help to me. In our discussion, it happened that this politician met and knew my mother in that occasion he came to Fontem. That, my brothers and sisters, is how the world should be. For God is good all the time. Guess what, I arrived Buea in time and got my well deserved place among the 12 with the best results in the dormitory and a scholarship too. And from Sarula ( I think the spelling is correct) Esong, Akonubo, Gouate, Gwan Forbe, Paul Atogoh or Ini Atongo or simply Bomba Billy, Dr Elad, Madame Joe,Madame Comfort Ashu, Madame Motaze, Mr Nti etc and a plethora of friends hard to forget, I am still so sure I found a new world and pleasant people who made my stay in this prestigeous colleage memorable although I was wrongly percieved to be a rebel of sorts for opposing wrong policies and acts of oppresion. That is part of me, developed while there came to stay. Bilingual Grammar School Molyko wrote a page in my life's story so hard to ignore of foregt. I wish the Bigsea's a happy celebration. Chief C.Fuatabong Achaleke Taku
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