Calabar's Obong: The Traditional Council advises Governor Otu not to disobey court orders.

Some members of the Etuboms Traditional Council (ETC) in the Palace of Obong of Calabar have cautioned the Governor Bassey Otu-led government against acting contrary to the Supreme Court judgment in the selection of the traditional ruler. 

The chairman of ETC, HRH Etubom Essien Ekpenyong Efiok, issued a letter advising the government not to dismiss competing interests in the Obongship and anoint candidates of its choice without hearing from them. 

The ETC emphasized that the state government's statement was misleading and amounted to disobeying the orders of the Supreme Court, urging a more informed decision in the interest of equity, fairness, natural justice, and peace.