Education
Isaac received his early education at the local school of Batoufam and his high School in Dschang. He received his undergraduate education in Nkongsamba"s College. Isaac was then selected to study Public Law and Public Administration at the "Cours De Selection of Public Administrators" in Dschang.
The men entering the Public Administrators education at this time were generally selected carefully by the colonial administrators themselves.
They required high ability, strong leadership and a sense of dedication.
Career
He was the First black local Cameroonian Administrator appointed in Dschang Post Colonial Administration (1). He died in 2008. In 1954, the Arrondissement of Dschang in West Cameroon was administered by a mixed group of White Colonial European (Messieurs MOUTERDE Emmanuel et GAUGER Robert jusqu"en 1959). They were replaced by Isaac, who was then the First Local Cameroonian Administrator of Dschang.
Isaac was from 1958 to 1976, a Prefect (In French Prefet) meaning the head of the capital of a department.There are 58 departments in Cameroon.
As in the French model, the capital of a department is called "prefecture" in the French language. A department is under the authority of a Prefect, appointed by Presidential decree.
Meaning that the prefect upholds both the authority of the State and implicitly the authority of the region at the local level Isaac was appointed by Cameroonian President Ahmadou Ahidjo: Prefet of the Department of Bamboutos - 1961-1964 Prefet of Haut Nkam Department - 1964 - 1966 (2) Prefet Boumba and Ngoko Department - 1966 - 1971 Prefet of Mefou Department - 1971 - 1973 Prefet of Mbam Department - 1973 - 1976 In 1974, he was appointed Director of Territorial Affairs at the Ministry of Territorial Administration in the Ahidjo"s government.
In December 1977, Isaac was appointed General Inspector of Territorial Affairs at the Ministry of Territorial Administration in the Ahidjo"s government with the same ranking of a Minister.
