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Dr. Henry Ndifor Abi Enonchong ( March 22, 1934 -26 June 2008) was a well known Cameroon barrister. He had claimed to be the owner of the Pamol Plantations Company company, and was charged with making false claims, but died before his case was heard.

He was born in Besongabang, in the Manyu department of the Southwest Province. Enonchong claimed to be the direct descendant of Chief Abane, who is said to be the founder of the Besongabang chiefdom.

Enonchong founded the Federal Cameroon Bar Association and its successor, the Cameroon Bar Association. He also books and articles on Law, including The Cameroon Constitutional Law: Federalism in a Mixed Common Law and Civil Law System, published 1967 in Yaounde and The Cameroon Federal Capital, published in 1972 by Toronto University Pres.

in 1974 he founded Enonchong Memorial College, Besongabang, a secondary commercial college, aimed at the education of underprivileged children.

He is also responsible for initiating the the Tonkorong-Manyu Upland Integrated Rice Project in Manyu Division, known as the "rice scheme".

In 1997, he was unanimously elected President of the Mamfe Central Chiefs Conference.

He died of cardiac arrest.

References

1. ^ Nana, Walter Wilson. "Barrister Enonchong Dies". Post Newsline. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
2. ^ Nsom, Kini (30 June 2008). "Cameroon: Death 'Snatches' Enonchong From Jaws of Prosecutors". All Africa.com. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

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Besongabang Chiefdom in Manyu Division, Cameroon has been ruled by Tanyi Tambe Chieftains on a hereditary basis since 1825. Following the death of Mfor Tambe-Ayuk Mbechang (Tanyi Tambe Dynasty)on 8th December 1971, Dr Enonchong militated against the continuation of hereditary rule in his native Besongabang. The Tanyi Tambe ruling house duly selected a scion of the family, Barrister Edward Eyong Ebai, as the successor chieftain to Mfor Tambe-Ayuk. The State of Cameroon sided with the Tanyi Tambe dynasty since Law No 77/245 of 15th July 1977 TO ORGANIZE CHIEFDOMS stipulated that Chieftains must come from families that have traditionally exercised customary authority in Chiefdoms. The BANYANG TRIBAL AREA ASSESSMENT REPORT 1930 (available in the Public Records Office, London) prepared by E.H.F Gorges, the British District Officer in Manyu, Cameroon clearly confirms that the Chieftainship of Besongabang is hereditary in the Tanyi Tambe line. The TAKAW PETITION, 1937 (Public Records Office, London) also confirms that Tanyi Tambe is the legitimate ruling family in Besongabang. Barrister Edward Eyong Ebai, the chosen successor to Mfor Tambe-Ayuk Mbechang died in March 1992. The ruling Tanyi Tambe went into conclave and chose Prince Takaw Tambe as successor ruler.

Dr Enonchong died a frustrated aspirant to the Chieftaincy stool of Besongabang. Cameroon's Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT) wrote many reports that impugned Dr Enonchong's character and his influence-peddling to covert the Besongabang stool. The Ministry of Territorial Administration ORDER No 00224 was the death knell on the man's untoward ambition. On 11 October 2000, the State of Cameroon promulgated Order No 00339 recognizing Mfor Takaw Tambe as the hereditary ruler of Besongabang in the Tanyi Tambe line.

All entries here holding out the late Dr HNA Enonchong as Chief of Besongabang or that he was elected President of the Mamfe Central Chiefs Conference are outlandish, preposterous and patently false. Cameroon's Ministry of Territorial Administration can confirm these salient facts.

Here is a chronology of Tanyi Tambe rulers of Besongabang since 1825 as confirmed by Cameroon's Ministry of Territotrial Administration in its RAPPORT DU MISSION (APRIL 1994): TANYI TAMBE- 1825-1872; TANYI ENAW - 1872-1896; TAMBEAKOAWANG- 1896 - 1904; TANYI ENOW EBANGHA -1904-1908; TANYI ASHU NYOH- 1908-1914; TAKAW BESONG 1914-1928(GERMAN-IMPOSED,DEPOSED BY BRITISH); TANYI OROCK AGBORSONG 1928-1932; TAMBE-AYUK MBECHANG 1932 - 1971; EYONG EBAI 1972-1992; TAKAW TAMBE 1992-PRESENT;

Dr HNA Enonchong was a very controversial national figure, especially in the last decades of his life. He exploited his legal skills and peddled his influence in the Cameroon judiciary to amass a respectable fortune, principally at the expense of the State of Cameroon. He was mired in litigation against the State of Cameroon, parastatal companies and private Cameroonians. His life-long quest for the chieftainship of Besongabang led him to orchestrate multiple lawsuits against important members of the ruling Tanyi Tambe family who stood up for the rule of law and customary practice and against his chicanery in his native Besongabang. Most of these lawsuits alleged defamation and Dr Enonchong peddled his influence at the Bar and in the judiciary to accumulate favourable judgements. However, he died without executing any of his many infamous judgements for "defamation" and these are now unenforceable.

The controversy that dogged him all his life has now engulfed his estate. The controversial man died without a Will and his family of fourteen children and three spouses is now at daggers-drawn over his estate. Cameroon newspapers have carried stories about the very public spate over his estate. These sordid stories can be read on the web by googling "Dr HNA Enonchong".

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