Alettia Ashunkeng Achanyi and Lionel Ebongue Celebrate Historic Wedding

By James Achanyi Fontem, camlinknews

Alettia Ashunkeng Achanyi and Lionel Ebongue Celebrated an extraordinary and Historic Wedding in Buea, south west region of Cameroon on the 24th April 2021 in the company of members of their families, friends and well wishers. Some of you will be asking why the event is described as extraordinary and historic. The first reason is the fact that the wedding was endorsed by Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church at Vatican City Rome, Italy for Alettia is a Catholic Christian and Lionel is an Evangelist. The second reason is the fact that Alettia comes from Lebialem Division of the South West region, while Lionel is from Moungo Division of Littoral Region of Cameroon.

The event all started on the 23rd April 2021 when both families met in the evening for traditional blessings and to discover who is who in each family. The following day, all prepared themselves for the wedding ceremony proper in the Buea City Council and the chair was the first deputy Mayor who cautioned the persons present on the attitude to be adopted during the ceremony. The Mayor described marriage as a Godly event. It takes place only once and it remains forever throughout life. Marriage is like a ROSE flower and this means that marriage is beautiful. This is an occasion where two persons, a man and a woman engage to sign a certificate before staying together. The event at the city council was to sign the marriage certificate by Alettia, Lionel and witnesses.

The Mayor asked the couple to check each other before the engagement to avoid complains later on that they did not see what they expected before making the choice of the type of marriage (Monogamy or Polygamy), taking the oath of fidelity and signing the certificate. A marriage engagement is for better or for worse. Once the oath has been taken as the key, no one can unlock it. Rings were bestowed on each other as token of LOVE. From the Buea City Council, the families and couple went to St. Charles Parish where the couple was blessed by the Re. Father after reading the affirmation certicate signed by Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome, Italy. During he church session, the choral group chanted harmonious songs of praise in favour of the couple, Alettia and Lionel.

The Parish Priest said what God has put together, no one change it. It should be noted that the populations of the Lebialem and Moungo communities promote LOVE, PEACE and JUSTICE, while fighting against all forms of discrimination and tribalism. It is believed that Alettia and Lionel put this philosophy in their minds when taking the decision to engage in marriage. The Catholic Priest said, in the scripture it is revealed that a man will leave his parents and look for a partner-woman, and both will become one. He added that Alettia and Lionel are blessed. He advised the couple to frame the endorsement certificate from Pope Francis and hang it in their house to remind them regularly of the engagement taken by them. Both of them will live and work in harmony for better or for worse. They should live together, pray together and play together always for their blessings to be abundant.Alettia and Lionel took the oath of Christian marriage to live together till death separates each of them at St. Charles Church before the Rev. Father blessed their marriage.