The Obong of Calabar, Abasi Otu V was this morning dethroned by a Calabar High Court ruling.

The high court presided over by Justice Obojor Ogar held that the selection process that led to Obong Abasi Otu’s enthronement in 2008 was flawed.

The court further ruled that the Obong Council excluded one of the sons of Ikon Ito, Chief Anthony Ani, one time Finance Minister.

He was excluded even though he is a son of Ikon Ito where the Obongship was zoned to in 1998. The court therefore declared the stool of Obong of Calabar vacant and ordered that another selection process instituted with Chief Anthony Ani as one of the contestants.

The court also said with the stool of Obong declared vacant anyone who is parading himself as the Obong is parading an illegality. The deposed Obon Abasi Otu V is presently outside the country. It is expected that he will appeal the judgement when he returns.

Chief Anthony Ani challenged the selection and installation of the Obong in court, claiming that he was schemed out of the selection process.

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Laugh wan kill me for hia. Are Obongs voted for?

Naija will never seaze to amaze me

How embarrassing can dis be? SMH 4 Naija

Interesting

From the Governor to Obong of calabar who knows what will happen next there.

I used to have this belief that obas and kings are immortals.

I never knew obas go to court.

Very soon evil spirits will start going to court.

Magomago everywhere

after 4 years.
our judicial system needs overhauling.

afam4eva:

Very soon evil spirits will start going to court.

You never see anything, no be person sue God the other day.

Acidosis:

I used to have this belief that obas and kings are immortals.

I never knew obas go to court.

Lol, I heard Masquerades were spirits but one was Arrested and locked up in my villa few years back

If the Obong decides to appeal which he would, who becomes obong in the interim maybe the deputy speaker of the house of assembly

mikky89:

If the Obong decides to appeal which he would, who becomes obong in the interim maybe the deputy speaker of the house of assembly

Lmao

The Obong should switch to PDP jare.

this is exactly why that exalted position holds no respect anymore.

hmmm, Very soon boko haram will go to court

Chief Anthony Ani's case against the Obong was probably stalled due to the Governor's meddling. So on Friday when the Supreme court passed the Judgement on Liyel Imoke's tenure as governor of Cross River; I knew the judgement for this Obong case will be deliver any moment.

Expect more of such cases in other states affected!

It is a shame that the throne of the Obong of Calabar is being ridiculed. The Obong of Calabar is the head of the efiks. The efik etuboms should shun selfish interests and select the Obong of Calabar according to laid down tradition. The prestige of the efiks and their culture is at stake if the dispute of the Obong's throne is not amicably resolved.

Does that state court have the power to do that?

How can a [state] court have the power to do that unless it is a traditional court? I don't think it's constitutional for state or federal governments to meddle in the affairs of a traditional ruler or society.

Well, my people this is a very serious matter, the evil called corruption will never die in Nigeria. It is an inborn thing, but the pride of the Efik Kingdom is at stake.

Ekiti to Calabar - what's going on?

This is ludicrous! The credibility of Obongship as a cultural prestige and heritage of the Efiks has been embarrassingly lampooned. Why do we derive so much pleasure in doing the last thing first? I have it on good authority that Obongship is hereditary. It stays within a lineage. That being said, how did Calabar Obongship find it way to be PDPically and ACNically maneuvered? True, Christianity has seriously downplayed the powers of the forefathers and gods hence someone would have been struck dead. SMH

were was the court when he was ordained. malpractice inside village. Obong rig the spiritual crown, chai, were is the gods