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

In a judgement delivered by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, the Supreme Court ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately convoke a fresh selection process to produce another 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”.


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”.


https://dailytrust.com/breaking-supreme-court-dethrones-obong-of-calabar/

APC
- Banned twitter for 8months
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- Their children graduates abroad
- Goes for medical treatment abroad
- Killed as many of us that protested in Lekki

Today they want your vote by worshipping & speaking ur language

Don't be unfortunate!

Maka why
If the King is an APC supporter, it's a welcome development

Just make the headline straight.
We know who dethroned him.

Remember #SanusiLamido

Kings no get level again dey brought this to them selves by taking bribes for politicians

APC na punishment for Nigerians sins for good eight years and them they come again for another eight years? Chai

Where is that picture of Tinubu trembling in front of him?
Apart from Tinubu prostrating before his junior (in the person of Orji kalu's mother),
Ña only in front of Obong wey Tinubu behave himself

Na wa

Court done go traditional......

Aru.

Some other traditional rulers were also selected wrongly.

This time where Kings worship Politics.
No more respect for sacred and reverend thrones.

Let them not dethrone Ooni yet ,I still have unmarried young Cousins .