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Fon of Meta Clan  Cameroon is Fon JA Tabi BRIEF AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HIS ROYAL MAJESTY TEGHENCHA, JACOB AGWO TABI CLAN HEAD OF META, CAMEROON, AFRICAzang tabi Meta cameroon Born in Zang Tabi Village, Meta Clan, as Prince Jacob Agwo Tabi, HRM Teghencha, J. A. Tabi has been serving as Clan Head of Meta for over 67 years today. As a young Prince, Jacob Agwo Tabi attended and completed his primary education at the Mbengwi Basel Mission School; North West Region (then Bamenda Division) of Cameroon from 1926 to 1935. Thereafter, Prince J. A. Tabi was employed as Moral Education Teacher by the Basel Mission and posted to Bamukumbit and later Balikumbat in Ndop.

1n 1940, he was transferred to Bafut as a Basel Mission Teacher to head a Standard Four School, a position he held for four years.

In 1944, he accepted an offer from the then British Cameroon Administration to serve as a Veterinary Officer a job which he did for one year

In 1945, HRM Teghenicha, Isaac Tacho, Clan Head of Meta, disappeared after 9 years on the throne. According to the customs and traditions of the Meta people, the indigenes of Meta, led by the inhabitants of Zang Tabi village which happens to be the seat of the Meta Clan throne performed the traditional search for the ‘missing’ leader. This ‘missing’ leader was found imbedded in the young Prince J.A. Tabi. Prince Jacob Agwo Tabi was then coroneted and he ascended the throne as HRM Teghenicha J.A. Tabi, Clan Head of the Meta People. It is worthy to note that no other Fon in Meta Clan has done or can do the coronation of a successor to TEGHENCHA’s throne. ONLY a special family found in Zang Tabi village (TECHORO’s Family) have the mandate to crown all Successors of TEGHENCHA with or without the presence of the Sons and Grand Sons of TEGHENCHA, who are Fons today in the entire Meta Clan.

It is worth mentioning also that, the tenure of HRM Teghenicha J.A. Tabi has been guided by his humble, Fatherly and God fearing mannerism. He has continued the custom and tradition of confirming, authorizing or enthroning all the Fons in the Meta Clan as well as performing other duties including overseeing and maintaining unity, peace and tranquility in the entire Clan. He continues to seek a legacy for prosperity based on the truth and integrity in Royal families across the clan. This is demonstrated by the democratic nature in which the clan is structured with his children and grand children crowned Fons over different villages in the clan.

The Meta Clan is made up of 29 main villages and most of the Fons are descendants of the Teghencha Dynasty originating from Zang Tabi, with the exception of a few such as the Fons of Kai, Njah Etu, and Toneku.

As a Knight of the Order of Cameroon Merit confirmed on him by President Amadou Ahidjo in the early 1970s, His Royal Majesty Teghencha J.A. Tabi has maintained neutrality in the political affairs of the nation, Cameroon for the past 67 years as Clan Head of Meta. This has been no different from the path established by his ancestors. He is the 9th in the line of dynasty to the Meta throne which has a population of about 100 thousand people according to estimates of the 1987 census.

This dynastic lineage is represented as follows: 	1st Teghenicha Tebi 	2nd Teghenicha Tebi Fi 	3rd Teghenicha Zi Azoh 	4th Teghenicha Tebi Tong 	5th Teghenicha Tebi Ndeng 	6th Teghenicha Nji Nang 	7th Teghenicha Tebi Tayeh 	8th Teghenicha Isaac Tacho, 1936 - 1945 	9th Teghenicha Jacob Agwo Tabi, 1945 Till date

Done in Zang-Tabi, 1st May 2009.