Ndungated Development Initiative!

[Note from Moderator, (Amin Forji):

I will like to post the following important proposal from

Mr. Quinick Fidelis, ]

Hi Ndungated Elites,

I have been thinking for a long time now, on what we as Ndungated Elites can do right now to transform our beloved village.
As you all know, we need many so many basic things, and nothing would ever happen if we just fold our hands waiting for the government.

I hereby suggest that we execute atleast two big prominent projects this year. We can start by contributing money for a modern Town Hall and a public library, fully equipped with computers, if possible with internet too. The town Hall would be useful for all festivities in our village.
About the library, we can contribute books and all other reading materials. We abroad can sollicit from different organisations over here too.

This project would cost around 12 million francs cfa. Yound bush-fallers can contribute at least 500€ each. Established bush-fallers can contribute from 1500€ upwards. Civil servants and fonctionaires in Cameroon= 100,000Francs cfa upward. Parents & Youths= General Labour.

I as the proposer can personally donate €2,000.

So submit your propositions about this idea.

Our Fon would have to provide us with a big plot at three corners Ndungated.

It will be wonderful if we start the project by September this year to be completed before Christmas.
We can pay in two installments.

Thanks so much, i wait for your replies.

Sincerely,

Fidelis T. Quinick

Oslo Norway

quinickrs05@yahoo.co.in

[Pictures]: GHS Alou at Ndungated and Three corners Ndungated

Find below a panasonic view of GHS Alou , GPNS Ndungated (pupils) and three Corners Ndungated

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Cameroon 2008 GCE A/L Results with Grades, contd

Centre No: 1206 BILINGUAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL ALOU
Regist.:25 Sat: 24 Passed: 11 Absent: 1 %Passed: 45.83 Sanctioned: 0
Results of Successful Candidates (in Order of Merit)
Passed in 3 Subjects: 3
(1) THOMAS TANDUH ABUNGWI - ECO-E,GEO-D,HIS-D,
(2) ENOW EUGENE ATEBE - GEO-E,HIS-E,PHI-E,
(3) NJIBEH GERIS - ECO-E,GEO-E,HIS-E,
Passed in 2 Subjects: 8
(1) NKAFU EMMANUEL FOLEBE - HIS-D,PHI-D,
(2) ZOATSA ALEXANDER LEKWO - ECO-E,HIS-C,
(3) EYONG SYLVESTER - GEO-D,PHI-E,
(4) NKEMALEGOH THOMAS ATEAFAC - GEO-E,HIS-D,
(5) ATETEDONG REGINA - GEO-E,HIS-E,
(6) MATEHAWA OTIS FONOH - LIT-E,HIS-E,
(7) NGEFAC VIOLET NJUKANG - HIS-E,PHI-E,
(8) NKAFU GILBERT NKEMCHOP - ECO-E,GEO-E,

Cameroon 2008 GCE A/L Results with Grades

Centre No: 1092 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL ALOU
Regist.:27 Sat: 27 Passed: 21 Absent: 0 %Passed: 77.78 Sanctioned: 0
Results of Successful Candidates (in Order of Merit)
Passed in 4 Subjects: 4
(1) NDONGAZEM NATALINE - ECO-C,GEO-E,HIS-C,PHI-D,
(2) IZIA GISELE OFON - LIT-D,FRE-E,HIS-C,PHI-E,
(3) FONJOU ANU-ANANG ROMANUS - ECO-E,GEO-D,PMS-E,PHI-E,
(4) NTONGAMOH FELIX NGEDEM - ECO-E,GEO-E,HIS-D,PHI-E,
Passed in 3 Subjects: 6
(1) MANTAH NZOUENKEN FINJAP BARBARA LINDA - LIT-D,HIS-D,PHI-D,
(2) NJUKANG JENISCA - GEO-E,HIS-C,PHI-D,
(3) BESONG MELANIE NKANGHA - LIT-E,HIS-D,PHI-D,
(4) NJIBEOH BEKILA NKEMABIN - GEO-E,HIS-D,PHI-D,
(5) TANKENG BRAIN - LIT-E,HIS-D,PHI-D,
(6) ACHANGWA THEODORE FORCHA - GEO-E,HIS-D,PHI-E,
Passed in 2 Subjects: 11
(1) AKASENG SOLANGE NGUANYI - GEO-E,REL-B,
(2) AWANDEM FREDERICK KODOCK - GEO-D,HIS-C,
June 2008 Advanced Level Results – Made available on the Internet by www.crtv.cm
Cameroon GCE Board 140
(3) NGUFAC MIRANDA TOFAC - HIS-E,PHI-B,
(4) AZEFAC JENESCA AWANDEM - GEO-D,HIS-D,
(5) AMINGWA GEORGE - GEO-E,HIS-D,
(6) ANAMOH SHELLA - FRE-E,HIS-D,
(7) AZABAFAC JOYCELINE JILEFAC - HIS-D,PHI-E,
(8) BUGABO ERNESTINE - HIS-D,PHI-E,
(9) NKENGANYI SOLANGE - LIT-E,HIS-D,
(10) NGUAFAC VERDOR ZIAWUNG - HIS-E,PHI-E,
(11) NKEMNKENG JESINTA FONJIA - ECO-E,GEO-E,


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Cameroon GCE 2008 O/L Results with Grades: Schools in Ndungated

Hi Folks.

[ The Cameroon GCE board has just released the results of the June 2008 GCE.
Find the results of schools in Ndungated, with grades here below] :
By: Amin George Forji

The real Story behind the construction of new Schools in Lebialem

Curled from Lebialem Portal [Ed. note] Education and Development: FuaNdem Nchoh’alah aka Fr Vincent Lockhart hands modern schools to Lebialem ( Save as .pdf )
Lebialem division can now boast of some of the most modern schools constructed in the South West Province of Cameroon. This was a special mission of Scottish born Catholic clergy, Fr Vincent Lockhart during his less than one year recent stay in Cameroon from October 2007 to June 2008 . Ultra modern newly contructed C.S Foto "The man of God" constructed schools comprising of 6 classrooms in most cases, a hall, staff room, toilets in various areas etc in Lebialem. These schools constructed include Catholic School Fotabong which was inaugurated on May 27, Catholic School Fotoh-Ndungated inaugurated on, May 29 and during which His Royal Majesty Fon Asongna II conferred the traditional title of FuaNdem (Chief of God) on Fr Vincent Lockhart. HRM Fon Asongna II of Foto confers title of FuaNdem to fr Vincent It was also the turn of Catholic School Njenawa (Njenawung on June 2 during which the Paramount ruler of Njenawaung once again honoured FuaNdem with the title Nchoh "alah meaning opener of society. By combination therefore, Fr Vincent hence is known as FuaNdem Nchoh'alah meaning "the Chief of God who opens a society". Newly constucted CS Njenawa(Njenawung Other schools also constructed were C S Mbop in lower Njenawa done under the request of the parents of the area whose younger children cannot trek to Upper Njenawa where the bigger school is based. The Fon of Njenawung decorates FuaNdem with another title Nchoh 'alah FuaNdem Nchoh'alah says "The three newly completed schools were built in the space of four months and were inaugurated over the course of a week (May 27-June 2)." He continues "I had wanted that the celebrations be small affairs but each one seemed to get bigger". Fuankengacha-retired Catholic teacher cut the ribon of CS Fotabong(partial view) FuanNdem Nchoh 'alah also received the assistance of Catholic Aid for Overseas Development of England and Wales (CAFOD), to the tune of £10.000 approximately FCFA 9 million which was used in the construction of classrooms in Nkongle. The Scottish International Aid Fund also gave £10.000. Partial view of new CS Nkongle which was completely ravished by huricane in April 2007 About the impact of his work this is what FuaNdem Nchoh'alah, writes "The impact of these new schools will be enormous in the lives of the children and because of that the people expressed their gratitude to the parishioners of St. Monica's, Kirkwood Credit Union and to all those friends who very generously contributed the funding for these projects." In a chat with the new Parish Priest of Saint John the Evangelist parish Fotabong, Fr Manfred Ejong Nokwe, he described the work of FuaNdem Ncoh'alah as wonderful. Veteran teacher Mr Ajong Nkangu Gabriel aka Nkemndem said he lacks words to describe that Focolare priest ad Fr Vincent in particular are doing for the people of Lebialem. Pupils say thank you to the parishioners of St Monica, Coatbridge, the Kirwood Credit Union and other benefactors The schools were constructed thanks to the generosity of parishioners of Saint Monica Parish Coatbridge, Scotland where Fr Vincent is presently serving as parish priest. We danced to show our gratitude Most of the schools constructed were in areas where previous buildings were seriously damaged by hurricane which hit Njenawung, Nkongle, Foto and some other areas in April 2007. In Nkongle for example, everything was destroyed. This had earlier been reported by LEBIALEMPORTAL in Lebialem.com following the appeal of the then Catholic Education Secretary for Lebialem Area and current Principal of Seat of Wisdom College, Fr Darryl D'Souza. Note must be taken here that, one of the most beautiful primary school in the Republic of Cameroon was recently constructed in Bechati by Fr Darryl with help from some Italian Mps. Help us mum, dad, sis, bro...... Thanks Early this year, Lebialemportal sent an appeal for Lebialem elites to support the Lebialem Catholic education authorities. Though the response was almost fruitless, HRH Fotabongachaleke, Nguasong Anu M. aka ANUCAM, HON Dr Michael Ndobegang, Valentine Taku and a few others are among those who have joined the Catholic Church in Lebialem in improving on the lives of school children. It should be noted that FuaNdem Nchoh'alah (Fr Vincent) had once stayed in Cameroon for over ten years before leaving in the late 90s. He left back for Scotland on June 14. As he puts it " i consider myself part of these people." By Aloysius Agendia With additional reports from www.saintmonica.org.uk

Incredible Pictures of New Catholic school Ndungated

[Ed Note. The original content of this photos, and accompanying feedback pertains to saintmonica.org.uk, thus copyright as well.
Enjoy! Amin George Forji]





This is the new school at Foto Ndungated which was inaugurated on the 29th May 2008. The funds for building the school and for bulldozing the field were provided from a number of sources - among which was from money given by St. Monica's, Coatbridge.
















His Majesty, Fon Foto Asongna II
cuts the ribbon to formally open the new school at one of the entrance arches



The school choir sang the national anthem and some welcome songs.
The girl who is second from the left pinched her Mum's shoes for the occasion. (see picture above)








Procession to the school buildings.
The builder, Prince Julius Foto, is to the left of Fr. Vincent.(See photo above)









A total surprise for everyone, especially Fr. Vincent, was when the Fon took him into one of the classrooms and dressed him in royal robes. The Fon then announced that he was making Fr. Vincent a chief with the name FuaNdem which means: The Chief of God. (see photo above)

Forji Amin George: " Simply Irreplaceable" !!!

Eulogy: DO Fonya Felix Morfaw---"Simply Irreplaceable"

Mr. Fonya Felix Morfaw was a man that nobody can ever replace, at least in my heart. I was just one year old when we both lost our father (Efuetanjoh Ambrose Morfaw-Forji). When he began his career as a Civil Administrator in 1990, one of the first things he did was take full custody of me.

He achieved a lot in his lifetime both in terms of career and personal development, and saw in my eyes the same dreams he had for himself, when he was my age, and so dearly wanted me to follow his footsteps. At every stage in my life, he recommended the way forward for me, which always paid off.

Today, I am a Doctoral student in International Law at the University of Helsinki, all thanks to his blessings and support. This is indeed a sad day for all of us. Not only our family but Cameroon has lost such a great person. He died in flying colors, on duty, serving the country he always loved so much. The Latin maxim says it best: “Dulce et Decorum est…” I strongly believe sharing our grief this day with world-wishers would help us ease our burden.

He always found some time, despite his tight administrative schedules to be with his family and people he cared for. By and large, he knew when to be serious and when to crack a joke. He was such a kind man, clothing many when they had nothing to wear, giving many food when they were hungry, a place to sleep when they were wanting, …and above all, he taught many how to fish, including myself. He was a God-fearing man, and I am convinced that he has traveled to Heaven to meet our dad, brothers and sisters.

I am convinced that my brother left some things undone, some of which he did not even get the chance to start. I am committed to continuing what he has started and where he ended, and hopefully God will be with me, just as he was with him.

Amin George Forji (c) (R)
June 2008

Cameroon: Fonya Felix Morfaw Laid to Rest

Cameroon: Fonya Felix Morfaw Laid to Rest

(coutsey of Cameroon Tribune & allafrica.com)

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Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé)

23 June 2008
Posted to the web 23 June 2008

Nkendem Forbinake

An impressive crowd of mourners turned out at Ndungated to bury the late D.O. of Kombo Abedimo last Saturday.

What was left of the remains of Fonya Felix Morfaw, Divisional Officer of Kombo Abedimo, Bakassi Peninsula, assassinated last June 9 were buried in his native Ndungated last Saturday.

A capacity crowd, with mourners from virtually all corners of the Republic came to live this sad event live. Representing the government was the Governor of the South West Province, Louis Eyega Zanga, flanked by the special adviser in the Prime Minister's office Jacob Ketuma Lekunze, Lebialem MP Bernard Foju and all what Lebialem has in the topmost echelons of the administration in Yaounde: Prof. Leke Tambo (SG, MNSEC), Forzie Simon Nkem (IG, Minjustice) Fonkwe Joseph Fongang (Judge, Supreme Court) etc. Of special significance was the massive turnout of the administrative glitterati of the South West in their impressive navy-blue outfits, including Senior Divisional Officers, DOs and classmates at the National School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM.

After conveying the message of deep compassion of the Head of State upon hearing of the brutal murder of his representative, Governor Eyeya Zanga set the record straight as if to dispel baseless accounts surrounding the death of the D.O. He painstakingly described the events of the fateful day of June 9. From the governor's account, it was learnt that D.O Fonya set out mid-morning from Akwa with eight military personnel comprising officers and men with the intention of visiting Mission Island where it was alleged that some undeclared arms were in circulation. As they approached the island, assembled residents of the Mission fishing settlement opened fire on the nine occupants of the navy vessel in which the party was sailing. Three military personnel succeeded in jumping overboard to safety. The six other persons in the vessel were killed on the spot. Their assailants then took their bodies along in the navy boat to an unknown destination. It was after eight days of a frantic search that the body of Divisional Officer Fonya and those of the other occupants were found in a mangrove swamp far off the attack scene.

The governor also revealed that residents of the fishing settlement all evacuated the area shortly after the killing incident and that investigations were still going on with regard to the motives of the killing and the evacuation of the island by its residents for an unknown destination.

Fonya's burial also provided a good occasion for some questioning. While his classmates at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Fontem (1971-1976) and those of ENAM (1987-1989) all acknowledged his trade-mark humour, franc-parler and efficiency at work, his family and Ndungated people seemed rather disturbed about the fact that in under seven months, two of theirs had been killed in the Bakassi area on government service (an army staff sergeant was among those killed on November 12, 2007 in Bakassi). Lawrence Njuzy aka Nkemasong, the current President of the Ndungated Cultural and Development Association deplored the bumpy career of Fonya. If he had been adequately rewarded for his rank and services to the nation, a senior administrative officer of his standing could not have been serving at a small locality as Kombo Abedimo, Njuzy argued.

But in his remarks, Governor Eyeya Zanga said no sacrifice could be so big for one's nation. And emphasising that he knew Fonya rather well, even in death, the assassinated D.O. would accept his condition. Mr Eyeya Zanga also called on Cameroonians civil servants to be ready to sacrifice their lives for their fatherland and stop believing that the pasture is always greener in the neighbour's courtyard.

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Participants were thrown into generalized weeping when Fonya's widow Odilia bravely sang a goodbye song, composed by her, for the eternal repose of one she shared that last 18 years of her life; a life with Fonya she described as a continuous honeymoon.

South-West Governor Eyeya Zanga affixed the medal of "Knight of the National Order of Valour" on the coffin to posthumously acknowledge his meritorious services to the nation.

Under a drizzle, his classmates then carried the casket off the main courtyard of the Fon of Ndungatet into a waiting gendarmerie hearse. He was lowered into his final resting place one kilometre away at a plot he had recently acquired at "Alou-Three Corners" and on which he had intended to build a comfortable home.

Photos of DO Fonya's Funeral, Part I

Six Bakassi Dead Buried Without Decorations - Killers Remain Unknown

By Innocent Timbong and Solomon Tembang

Monday, 23 June 2008

The six Cameroonian patriots savagely assassinated in Bakassi recently were given military honours in Limbe last Friday 20 June, but with no posthumous decorations. The official funeral took place at the Manga Williams Avenue in Limbe. Though the ceremony was replete with pomp, grandeur and solemnity, the departed civil and military personnel were sent to their final repose undecorated, the same fate, which befell the 21 soldiers assassinated in Bakassi last year by yet to be identified assassins. The non-decoration of the fallen Cameroonians raised eyebrows because the Commander of the Delta Force, Colonel Hypolite Ebaka and the SDO for Ndian Division Irénée Ngalim Ngong elevated the assassinated to the realm of virtual martyrs of the nation, with a litany of praises during the eulogies. “Those who die for the nation, their names are engrained in gold” according to Hypolite Ebaka. “Honour a child fallen in battle, Cameroon has lost a dynamic, competent high and extra-ordinary civil administrator” , Irénée Ngalim sang on the assassinated Bakassi DO, Felix Morfaw. The Ndian SDO recounted the circumstances of their death. He said on 9 June, late Felix Morfaw, the D.O. for Kombo Abedimo in the heart of Bakassi headed a special mission to investigate rumours of an impending attack on the Cameroonians in Akwa. The DO was accompanied by 8 military personnel. When they arrived at Mission Fishing Port, they were surprised by unidentified assailant who opened fire on them. The DO and five others were ruthlessly assassinated, while three officials whose identities, fate and whereabouts, have not yet been officially disclosed dived into the sea. The DO died alongside, Battalion Commander, Major Charles Mongou who had put in 24 years in service, Ajudant Chef Jean Paul Nzie, head of the Bakassi military intelligence unit who had put in 21 years in service, Ajudant Joseph Bassoklog, Gendarme Brigade Commander, Sergeant Chef Jean Obam Essiane and Eleve Gendarme Charles Nadyo Djiekombe, 24, who had put in only one year in service. They were killed, their bodies dumped in mangroves, their boat and ammunitions taken away, Irénée revealed. The bodies were only discovered nine days later. The final journey for the deceased began early in the Limbe Provincial Hospital Mortuary, where the corpses were removed and laid in state amidst top civil administrative and military brass, the coffin draped in national colours and adorned with wreaths from the Ministry of Defense. The funeral cortege proceeded to the Limbe Down Beach ceremonial grounds where they were given full military honours before departure for their different eternal routes. The ceremony was attended by the P.M.`s chief of cabinet Paul Meoto Njie, Jean Baptist Bokam, Secretary of State for Defence, and Emmanuel Edou, Minister Delegate at Ministry Of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, MINATD, in Charge of Decentralisation and Collectives. The ceremony was also attended by South West Governor, Louis Eyeya Zanga, Fako SDO, Bernard Okalia Bilai, and the D.O. for Limbe Central, Peter Itoe Mbongo. Nigerian Hostility The Ndian SDO Irénée Ngalim told pressmen after the occasion that the killers have not yet been identified. He continued that the predominant Nigerian population of Nigerians resident in Bakassi, were hostile to the Cameroon administration and so the enemy was difficult to trace because investigations were marred by the non-cooperation of the inhabitants. Things were made worse by the enclave nature of the area, Ngalim regretted. He said with the ultimate opening up and tarring of the roads in the region, security would be restored. However, the current barbaric attack had not derailed the complete handing over of the disputed Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon on 14 August 2008, the SDO said. He equally revealed that the killers remained unknown and prior to the shooting, many Nigerian inhabitants of the zone had surreptitiously moved out. Many observers have drawn similarity with the earlier Bakassi killing. In both, the killers remain unidentified. During the last killing, a senior military official, Major Metiege Ebong was killed and in the second, Major Charles Mongou suffered the same fate. No Reprisal Attacks On Nigerian Citizens Meanwhile government has disputed Nigerian media reports that Nigerians were killed by Cameroon gendarmes last week, to avenge the Bakassi killings, saying the North Bakassi zone was already deserted when Cameroonian security forces arrived there. Minister of Justice, Amodou Ali, said this at the 22nd session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission meeting organised by the National Boundary Commission in Abuja last Thursday, where he gave the assurance that the Cameroon government has taken measures to provide more security for the zone. According to Ali, three of the nine officers escaped and alerted the authorities who moved into the fishing village to intervene and found it deserted. “I can assure you that in that fishing village nobody was found; even if there was anybody there, they fled the place, so you cannot extend reprisals on people who do not exist”, Ali said. He added that there was an improvement in the living conditions of the residents of the Bakassi peninsula which has improved significantly through the provision of facilities provided by the Cameroonian Army. Ali, who is also the head of the Cameroon delegation, expressed appreciation that Nigeria was ready to honour the Green Tree Accord in compliance with the International Court of Justice’s ruling. UN Vows to End Boundary Dispute Meanwhile, during the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission the UN vowed to leave no stone unturned, in ensuring that all maritime and Land disputes, between Nigeria and Cameroon are solved peacefully. The Special Representative of the UN for West Africa and Chairman of Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, Said Djinnit, also commended the efforts made by the two governments to finalize the judgement of the International Court of Justice of 10 October 2002 and the Green tree agreement, as well as addressing outstanding issues including the transfer of authority of the ‘Zone’.

DO Fonya Felix buried at Ndungated

Hundreds of dignitaries representing the administration, the judiciary, forces of order, the clergy, and traditional authorities joined thousands of Lebialem sons and daughters to pay last tributes their fallen hero, Divisional Officer (D.O) Fonya Felix Morfaw in Ndungated on Friday (20^th) and Saturday (21^st) June 2008. The solemn ceremony, presided over by the Governor of the South West Province , representing the State of Cameroon culminated in the Posthumous Award of the Medal of National Knight of Valour to D.O. Fonya.

When the casket bearing the remains arrived the Ndungated palace arena on Friday at 9PM pandemonium broke loose as hundreds of mourners surged towards the canopy to get a first glimpse. Unlike other corpses, the casket remained sealed and all the profoundly affected parents, relatives, friends and well wishers could do was to grip the casket, sleep on it, wail, and lament and gnashing their teeth in anger. The wake keeping continued all night long in like manner with no personality or affected person wanting to keep his gaze out of the view of the casket-

The official burial ceremony began on Saturday at 9 AM with the arrival of the Governor, military honours and a Catholic mass service. Five eulogies were made: one from the family head, a second from the representative of the Ex-students of the School of Administration (ENAM), a third from Mr Anu Vincent F, the representative of the Ex-students of Seat of Wisdom College, Fontem, the fourth from the President of Ndungated Cultural and Development Organisation- Mr. Njuzy Lawrence Asong, and Mrs Fonya Odilia sadly concluded with a heartbreaking testimony of their “honeymoons” that left hundreds hobbling and weeping with her. These straight-to- the-point eulogies then gave the way for the statement from the State through the Governor of the South West Province . In it the governor regretted the loss of his close collaborator, especially the circumstances surrounding his death. He recounted the events from the fateful Monday 9^th June to when the corpse was discovered eight days later. In attempt to carry out his exalting task of administering the people of Kombo Abedimo Subdivision in Mundemba Division, D.O. Fonya and seven other close collaborators moved into a fishing village only to be brutally attacked and killed. Three survived and five including Fonya died on the spot. Their bodies were taken to unknown destinations and it was after a thorough search that the bodies were found. This was “to dispel propagated rumours surrounding his death” and inviting the family not to heed to such rumours. He then ditched out a “warning to journalists who take upon themselves to sell falsehood”, concluding however that “he had forgiven them.” He assured the family of the readiness of the administration to be by them “at all times” and that the death of their son should be a way to strengthen their solidarity.

On behalf of the state the Governor posthumously honoured D.O. Fonya with a Medal of National Knight of Valour. Burial followed suit at the private residence of late Fonya Felix at the entrance to the famous “Three Corners, Ndungated”. Mourning rituals will continue throughout the week in total respect of the traditions and customs of Nweh.

AFUTENDEM Lucas in Menji.