Charles Mofor Ndikum was born in Limbe, Cameroon by his late father James Mawun Ndikum and mother Philomina Bukwere Ndikum.
He attended Sasse Boys College in 1973 and later graduated in 1978 before attending CCAST for 2 years. He then became a clerk at Caisse National de Prévoyance Sociale before moving to United States of America in 1986 to further his education. He acquired his Bachelors in 1994, Masters in 1996, and PhD in 2018.
Charles was a man of many names, skills, accomplishments and was truly a man of the people. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer in 2014 that mutated to stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer in 2022 which led to his death during the early hours of Monday, June 27, 2022.
He left behind his wife, 4 children, 3 grandchildren, 6 siblings, mother, and many friends and family. Charles is gone physically, but his spirit lives on forever.