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  • BREAKING: New Obong of Calabar Emerges, As Traditional Rulers Kick 

    BREAKING: New Obong of Calabar Emerges, As Traditional Rulers Kick 

    A new Obong of Calabar has emerged, Ejesgist News reports.

    The selection procedure that resulted in Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu becoming the Obong of Calabar has been criticized by a group calling themselves “The Legitimate Etuboms of the Palace of the Obong of Calabar.

     

    Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu was reportedly dethroned by the decisions of the Supreme Court in Appeal No.: SC.633/2013 – Etubom Anthony A. Ani & Ors v. Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu & Ors and Appeal No.: SC.634/2013 – Etubom Anthony A. Ani & Ors v. Etubom Essien Ekpeyong Efiok & Ors.

     

    In its judgement, the Supreme Court ordered that another process be conducted for another Obong of Calabar to emerge, although HRM Otu could present himself for the process.

     

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    In compliance with the Supreme Court judgement which ordered that the process be completed on 18 January 2023, the Etuboms’ Conclave climaxed the processes and formally proclaimed Abasi Otu as the Obong of Calabar in the palace.

     

    In a statement jointly signed by three of the Legitimate Etuboms on behalf of the Etuboms Traditional Rulers Council. the Etuboms stated that “all those who took part in the selection process were not qualified ab initio to take part in the process, according Daily Post.

     

    According to the statement “HRH Etubom Essien Ekpenyong Efiok and HRH Etubom Micah Archibong VI who were the Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Etuboms’ Traditional Rulers Council as well as Respondents in both Appeals, should have conducted the proceedings in line with the 2002 Constitution as ordered by the Supreme Court but that was not the case.”

     

    READ ALSO:BREAKING: Supreme Court Dethrones Obong Of Calabar, Orders Fresh Selection

    The statement said they, the Traditional Rulers relied on the Supreme Court decision which threw the fresh selection process open to Western Calabar comprising Ikoneto, Adiabo and Creek Town and the contestants should have been qualified before taking part in the process.”

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    They stated that those who took part in the process and proclamation are not qualified as eleven of them are those capped by the dethroned Obong of Calabar.

     

     

    The traditional rulers have now called on the State Governor to intervene in the matter to forestall a breakdown of Law and Order and ensure the unbiased implementation of the Decisions of the Supreme Court.

  • BREAKING: Confusion As Supreme Court Dethrones Obong Of Calabar, Orders Fresh Selection

    BREAKING: Confusion As Supreme Court Dethrones Obong Of Calabar, Orders Fresh Selection

     

     

     

    The Supreme Court has dethroned the Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V.

     

     

    The Supreme Court in a judgement read by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately begin the process for the selection of a new Obong of Calabar.

     

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    The court held that the fresh selection should be held in accordance with the 2002 constitution of the Palace.

     

     

     

    Former minister of finance under late Gen Sani Abacha regime, Etubom Anthony Ani, and others in Suit No. HC/102/2008, filed by his lead counsel, Mr. Joe Agi, SAN, had sued Otu and others in their capacities as members of the Etuboms’ Traditional Council for jettisoning the screening process of the Western Calabar.

     

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    The court ordered that “the 1st Respondent (Etubom Ani) who admittedly was not capped/inducted into the Etuboms’ Council of the Palace of the Obong by the Obong at the time of the selection process was not traditionally qualified and eligible to vote and be voted for as the Obong of Calabar under Exhibit 1/20.

     

     

    “That the 1st Appellant (Abasi Otu) was traditionally qualified and eligible to vote and be voted for as the Obong of Calabar under Exhibit 1/20 at the time of the selection process”, hence the Appeal court set aside the selection process that produced Etubom Ani as candidate and also set aside the March 31 proclamation of Etubom Abasi Otu as Obong Ordered by the Etuboms’ Conclave of the Palace of the Obong of Calabar, whose mandate it is under Article 5(a) (ii) (iv) of Exhibit 1/20, to do so and it “to conduct another process of selecting a new Obong of Calabar, in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit 1/20 and in strict compliance with the rules of natural justice”.

     

     

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    However, the deposed Obong is still qualified to participate in the selection processes and may still be voted for, according to the judgment written by Justice Amina Augie and read by Justice Akomoye Agim.

     

     

     

    This is the fourth time the Obong, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, would step down for another selection exercise.

     

     

    Some of the kingmakers who were at the private residence of the Obong near Tinapa Resort were heard saying “till tomorrow Edidem Ekpo Okon will still win the fresh selection processes, till tomorrow”.