As Ewonda village land saga persists: Indigenes demand prompt gov’t action

By Ikome Christie-Noella Eposi in Buea The long-standing land dispute in Ewonda village took a dramatic turn on Friday, May 9, 2025, when a commission dispatched by the Minister of State Property, Surveys and Land Tenure convened a high-stakes working session and field visit in Buea. The delegation, headed by the South West Regional Delegate Nasako Benson, sought to investigate mounting grievances from the indigenous people of Ewonda over alleged land grabbing by the so-called Chief of Lower Ewonda Village, one Paul Tonga and his collaborators. What the commission witnessed and heard was a community in distress; angry, betrayed, and…