NW Fons Push For Standard Guidelines To Safeguard Cultural Heritage From Extinction

By Anne-Valien Berinyuy The Anglophone crisis, which has raged on for almost a decade, has taken a heavy toll on cultural heritage raising fears that it may be extinct is care is not taken. With fears that the end of the crisis not in sight, it is evident that as the situation persists, cultural heritage will continue to suffer. Recognizing that the crisis is unlikely to end soon and that this is detrimental to the region’s cultural heritage, traditional rulers have voiced their determination to address the situation and safeguard the region’s heritage. Assembled under Phase I of the training program for the empowerment of traditional rulers organized by the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA), 11 September , at the auditorium of the NWRA, the guardians of the region’s heritage decried the erosion of their traditions and emphasized the need to preserve them. The Fon of Weh proposed drafting a document to educate the population on abuses against traditional author...