The Ndop Municipal Stadium was filled with cheers, chants, and the energy of unity on Sunday, August 24, 2025, as the curtain fell on the Bamunka Peace and Unity Tournament. But beyond the excitement of football, volleyball, and handball finals, the event doubled as a platform for Hon. Dr. Njingum Musa, Member of Parliament for Ngoketunjia North and Questor at the National Assembly, to deliver a sharp message on peace and political integrity.
The tournament, which brought together six men’s football teams and four each in women’s handball and volleyball, has become a signature initiative of Hon. Musa’s grassroots engagement. With traditional rulers, elites, and government officials present, the games carried more than sporting significance, they embodied the spirit of resilience in a division scarred by years of conflict.
Hon. Njingum Musa praised the community’s determination to rebuild, noting the return of farming, business activity, and schooling as signs of gradual recovery. “My greatest joy is to see our people side by side, cheering for a common cause,” he told the crowd. “This is the unity we need to fully regain the peace we cherish in Ngoketunjia and across our beloved Northwest.”
But his address quickly shifted from celebration to caution. With presidential elections approaching, the lawmaker warned the youth against what he called “political jobbers and manipulators” seeking to exploit local hardships for personal gain. “When our communities were burning, where were they? Now that peace is returning, they come with empty slogans. Do not let your resilience be corrupted,” he charged.
The MP for Ngoketunjia North also tackled pressing development concerns, pledging improvements in electricity supply and assuring the population that long-awaited road projects were in the pipeline. His words drew loud applause from a crowd eager for change.
On the field, Nasara FC clinched the men’s football trophy with a 2-0 win over Mile 25 FC. In women’s handball, Mile 27 Girls edged out Kake 8–6, while TUSVDC dominated the volleyball finals.
The Bamunka finale followed a similar tournament in Babessi a week earlier, underscoring Hon. Njingum Musa’s strategy of using sports as a unifying force across Ngoketunjia.
As the sun set, the trophies were lifted high, but the true victory was intangible: a community sending a clear signal of unity, peace, and vigilance in the face of political and social challenges.
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