Tata Winston Okolle is listed on the legacy Presidents’ Club page as President of OCA-USA for the 2021–2025 term.

During the fiscal year 2017 to 2018, the Oroko Cultural Association USA, headed by National President Iya Dr. Clementine Ebenye Nanje, made strides to put Oroko USA in the right direction. The Nanje Administration recorded achievements intended to pave the way for a stronger and more functioning organization.

One of the major achievements was the creation of 501(c)(3) recognition, giving the association nonprofit status, exemption from federal income tax in the United States, and the opportunity to raise funds through donor organizations for humanitarian purposes.

Considering the sociopolitical crisis in Cameroon and Orokoland in particular, the Nanje Administration created a humanitarian assistance committee to address the crisis affecting Oroko communities. The program was structured into fundraising and implementation phases, with committee members carrying out research and investigation on how assistance would be implemented when funds were raised.

The administration also created a think-tank made up of ex-presidents and other prominent members of Oroko USA to provide advice and expertise on projects to be carried out in Orokoland.

The Nanje Administration created an administrative seal for Oroko USA documents, introduced a National Uniform initiative for National Convention use, and launched a Global WhatsApp forum intended to bring Orokos across the globe into closer communication through social, economic, political, and technological information sharing.

The administration also acknowledged challenges, especially fundraising for the humanitarian assistance program, and extended condolences to bereaved families within the organization.

Prince Ferdinand Mediko is listed on the legacy Presidents’ Club page as President of OCA-USA for the 2013–2017 term.

This record should be expanded with verified information from the Mediko administration, including project records, convention records, executive service, and major organizational achievements during the 2013–2017 period.

Iya Dr. Mercy Mabian is a progeny of Dikome Balue village in the Balue Clan. She became President of the OCA-GA chapter by virtue of a clause in the Georgia Constitution and was unanimously voted into office after qualifying under the dues and financial-compliance requirements of the constitution.

She served two terms as President of OCA-GA. Through her organization, Angels for Oroko Children, she sponsored more than seventy Oroko children in several Oroko villages. She was later elected Vice President of OCA-USA before being elected National President in 2009.

Iya Dr. Mercy Mabian is recorded as the first elected female National President of OCA-USA, with a largely female executive membership during her administration.

Her leadership carried out pen, pencil, and raincoat projects, as well as a book project titled “Books for Knowledge and Empowerment.” Her administration also started life insurance coverage efforts for OCA-USA, first benefiting Georgia Chapter members and then opening discussions with other chapters.

In early 2012, her administration shipped a 40-foot container of medical supplies and equipment to furnish hospitals and healthcare centers in Orokoland. The administration also worked on maternity ward supplies and equipment, a school lunch program for students in village schools, and support items such as soccer jerseys, nursery uniforms, dresses, shoes, and handbags for Oroko school communities.

Tata Dr. Frederick Bebe is a progeny of Banga Bakundu, described as the gateway to the Oroko Nation, in the Bakundu Clan. He is a founding member of OCA-USA, a founding member of the Natural Resources and Development Committee, and a former Vice Chair of that committee.

Before ascending to the presidency, he served as Secretary General of OCA-USA for five consecutive years.

During his tenure, the list system of electing people to office was tabled and accepted on a trial basis. He worked tirelessly to encourage Oroko people to support the Oroko language project in Orokoland.

He was given a traditional title by the Paramount Chief, His Highness Chief Itoh of Ekondo-Titi, in recognition of the work he had been doing for the Oroko people.

Sango Louis Etongwe is a progeny of Masaka village in the Mbonge Clan of the Oroko ethnic group. He is one of the founding members of the Oroko Cultural Association USA and served as its pioneer Secretary.

He is recorded as the only person in the history of OCA-USA to have held three executive positions consecutively, serving as Secretary, Vice President, and President.

As Secretary of OCA-USA, he fought to rescue three Oroko girls who had been trafficked into the United States and used as house maids without attending school. The effort became an international headline and appeared on cable news and in Time Magazine. The girls were eventually freed and able to work and support their relatives back home.

During his tenure, he was a crusader for the Oroko World Conference idea, seeking to create a forum where Orokos in the diaspora and those in the Oroko homeland could meet and craft a way forward for the good of the Oroko ethnic group.

He invested his time and money to support the Oroko Cultural and Resource Center, which had been initiated during Tata Felix Awanjo’s tenure. Under his chairmanship, the Board of Directors crafted what became the organization’s constitution. He also fought to see OCA-USA incorporated as a 501(c) organization.

Tata Awanjo Felix is a progeny of Lipenja Batanga from the Batanga Clan. He was a longtime member of OCA-GA and a pioneer member of OCA-USA.

He served as Vice President and President of OCA-GA before stepping into the leadership void created by the leave of absence of the pioneer president. He organized his chapter to host the 1999 OCA-USA convention.

He was democratically elected after a closely contested by-election, which he won by a narrow one-vote margin.

During his tenure, he supported the Oroko Cultural and Resource Center in Kumba, described as “Cameroon Go Operation.” The center operated for over a year and served both Oroko and non-Oroko people.

In response to unanswered questions concerning the constitution of OCA-USA at the time, a committee was created during his tenure to revisit the constitution. Although his health prevented full participation in committee meetings, he called by telephone to provide input.

Tata Felix Awanjo resigned after one year in office due to health problems. As provided by the constitution, his Vice President, Tata Louis Etongwe, continued steering the affairs of the organization to complete the tenure.

Tata Rev. Dr. Sam Otteh Esale, a native of Dikome Balue village in the Balue Clan of the Oroko ethnic group, is a founding member of the mother chapter, the Georgia Chapter, and of the Oroko Cultural Association USA.

He was the force behind the formation of OCA-USA while serving as President of OCA-GA, which hosted the maiden National Convention in 1997.

He was democratically elected as the pioneer President of OCA-USA and served for one year before taking a leave of absence from the organization.

He hosted and chaired the first constitution committee meeting that drafted the first bylaw for OCA-USA. During his tenure, a major project known as the Oroko Marketing Board was initiated, though it did not come to fruition after he took leave of absence.