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  • Supreme Court dethrones Obong Of Calabar, orders fresh election

    Supreme Court dethrones Obong Of Calabar, orders fresh election

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    Calabar, the Cross River State capital, yesterday, was gripped with palpable shock, as the Supreme Court of Nigeria dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, after 15 years of legal tussle. However, the Supreme Court judgment written by Justice Amina Ahgid and read by Justice Akomoye Agim, yesterday, upheld the judgment of…

  • Supreme Court Dethrones Obong Of Calabar, Orders New Selection

    Supreme Court Dethrones Obong Of Calabar, Orders New Selection

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    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. The court held that the fresh selection should…