Prominent SW chief, statesman, Fritzgerald Nasako, dies.

Acquaintances stated that the monarch was last seen in public on Sunday, June 14, during a church service at the Saint Joseph Anglophone Parish in Mvog-Ada, Yaounde, where he usually worshipped. 

The devout Catholic was also said to be a committed member of the congregation’s choir. 

The Guardian Post gathered that His Majesty Nasako returned home and later complained of not feeling well before he was rushed to a health facility where he breath his last. 

Sources indicated that his corpse was later ferried to the Yaounde General Hospital Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.

His Majesty Nasako was until his demise, the traditional ruler of Lobe, in Ekondo-Titi Subdivision, Ndian Division of the South West Region. 

As a traditional ruler, he was active extensively across his native South West Region, holding executive positions at some point within the South West Chiefs Conference, SWECC, and the grouping of Ndian traditional rulers.

“shocking loss”

In a statement confirming the monarch’s demise yesterday, the President of the Ndian Divisional Chiefs Conference, NDICCO, His Majesty Motomba Alex, described his demise as a “shocking loss”.

According to him, Chief Nasako joining his ancestors is “…a tremendous and deeply shocking loss, not only to his family and community but also to the entire fraternity of traditional rulers and all who had the privilege of working with him”.

Motomba maintained that Chief Nasako’s legacy of “service and commitment will remain with us always”.

He extended condolences to the deceased immediate family. Motomba charged all traditional rulers in Ndian to remain available to ensure preparations for the funeral.

Exceptional monarch 

While describing the deceased as an exceptional king, Chief Motomba recalled His Majesty Nasako’s “dedication, wisdom, and unwavering commitment”. Such, he said, helped to strengthen unity across Ndian Division.

The NDICCO President also stated that the deceased SNH Board member was selfless and consistent in “…promoting the noble causes and activities of the traditional institution…”.

Decades in public service

The deceased king was a superscale civil administrator, who trained at the National School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM. He worked in the public service for decades, occupying several strategic positions until he went on retirement a few years ago.

He held the record of having served as Secretary General of several ministries uninterruptedly for 17 years. He served at the Ministry of State Property, Surveys and Land Tenure; the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development; Ministry of Water Resources and Energy, and the Ministry of Public Contracts, where he served from December 22, 2015, when the Head of State appointed him until he went on retirement in June 2020.

Biya calls again

The Head of State, President Paul Biya, again came for his services on August 21, 2020. Then, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation, known by the initials of its French abbreviation, SNH.

As a personality designated by the Head of State on the SNH Board, His Majesty Nasako is believed to have been named in replacement of another son of Ndian, His Majesty Daniel Anki Ambo.

Unbending CPDM supporter

Besides his sterling public service career and role as a traditional ruler whose influence touched on many parts of the South West Region, His Majesty Nasako was also a diehard member of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, CPDM party.

He made several outings on behalf of the ruling party during different occasions, including campaigns for successive elections across decades. 

His Majesty Nasako was among the few Ndian traditional rulers who braved the odds, and travelling on the high sees to campaign for the Head of State, President Paul Biya, in the October 12, 2025 presidential election.

He valued knowledge 

After obtaining his Advanced Level in 1980, the young Nasako enrolled into the then lone University of Yaounde, where he read economics. He earned a bachelors and master’s degree from the institution, between 1980 and 1985.

He then wrote the competitive entrance exam into the National School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM, and succeeded. 

At ENAM, he studied and graduated as a civil administrator. With a career that spanned 1985 to June 2020, His Majesty Nasako occupied all ranks within Cameroon’s public service echelon.

Among other positions he held beyond that of Secretary General across ministries were those of; Service Head, Deputy Director, Deputy General Manager and that of Adviser at the General Secretariat of the Prime Minister’s Office.

The monarch also furthered his studies across one of the best institutions of the globe. He did graduate studies at the Harvard University, in the United States of America and the London University in the United Kingdom.

He also strengthened capacity in areas such as Economic Policies at the International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute in the USA and the Adam Smith Instituted in the UK. 

The late occupant of the Lobe village traditional stool was a holder of the decoration of Grand Officer of the National Order of Valour.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3819 of Tuesday June 16, 2026