Re: Retired Justice Nyoh Wakai Passes On....when words fail me.

Thanks immensely for your Nyo Wakai story.He was indeed a man of mettle.May his soul rest in perfect peace.

--- On Tue, 8/28/12, Ofege Ntemfac <ntemfacnchwete@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ofege Ntemfac <ntemfacnchwete@gmail.com>
> Subject: Retired Justice Nyoh Wakai Passes On....when words fail me.
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> Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 12:55 PM
> The story of several generations of
> so-called Anglophone
> Intellectuals: Justice Nyo'Wakai passes on
> Retired Justice Nyoh Wakai Passes On
> Posted By: enngang@googlemail.com
> Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:34 am
>
> A law library is gone to the land beyond. Retired Justice
> Wakai was a
> soft spoken, honest, and intelligent Judge.
> His values were rooted in the Common Law System where he was
> trained.
> He stood for justice, and respect for legality. Never
> confrontational,
> but using his sense of law to put forward his point. I feel
> sad about
> your death Justice.
> Remember you are still to complete our research with Maggie
> Fick. What
> a loss!!!!!
>
> I remember Justice Nyoh Wakai in this words during the first
> phase of
> Our research project
> BEING ANGLOPHONE, FEELING CAMEROONIAN:
> THE RESURFACING OF ANGLOPHONE IDENTITY AND
> THE QUESTION OF NATIONAL UNITY IN CAMEROON.
> Sponsored by the School of International Training,USA (IST)
> Fall 2005
> in these WORDS:
>
> "I would like to feel that I am Cameroonian ... but in
> practice it doesn't work.
> There are experiences that I have had that have made me feel
> otherwise.
> So I cannot forget where I come from ... I would rather
> remain Anglophone."
> Personal Interview 19 November, 2005 in Bamenda Cameroon.
>
> May the gentle soul of justice Nyoh Wakai rest in Peace and
> May God
> grant him eternal rest
>
> Adieu Justice
>
> Emmanuel Ngang
> University of Koln
> Department of Cultural & Social Anthropology
> 118.00-02
> 50996
> Rodenkirchen
> Koln-German
>
> Under The Broken Scale of Justice. The Law and My Times
> [Paperback]
> http://www.amazon.com/Under-Broken-Scale-Justice-Times/dp/9956558281/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1346172543&sr=8-2&keywords=nyo+wakai
> ISBN-10: 9956558
>
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>
> The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the
> belief in
> a thing makes it happen.
>