By Fongoh P. Ayeh
Mua Patrick, Yaoundé city reporter for the lone English daily newspaper, The Guardian Post was recently swept off his feet by a Mbengwi damsel, Bah Peggy Indah. After years of courting and wooing with immeasurable determination, the self-confident Peggy finally answered in the affirmative after she was popped the question, will you marry me?
Last Friday March 15 2019, the bride’s Ntamulung residence played host to a plethora of media men and women, administrative authorities from the groom’s sub division, relatives and friends. The simple but much talked about wedding was animated by a specially invited traditional dance group from Weh village plus the jittering fingers of Nji Ignatius of Eden Newspaper on his guitar and soft voice on the mic, it was a perfect blend that perfected the aesthetics of the news making wedding.
Emceed by Bakah Derick, one of the finest in the profession, the ambiance set many tongues wagging with a common observation, “What a wedding?” Let it be recalled that journalists rarely make a public show of their weddings reason why when one such opportunity comes up, it’s often a blast.
Coincidentally, it was a day the Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) North West chapter also had to hold its usual monthly meeting. Thus the visiting journalists from other town simply had to make a triumphant entry into the meeting hall to commune with colleagues.
As of now, expectations are high to attend another such wedding but no one can forecast who will take the challenge.