2023: Council chairman locks out Royal Fathers in Cross River
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Chairman of Calabar Municipality in Cross River State Ndabo Efeffiong Nta has locked out Royal Fathers in his domain.
The action was aimed at preventing a scheduled interactive session with members of opposition People Democratic Party (PDP) currently on a state-wide campaign.
The royal fathers led by the Ndidem of The Quas and Grand Patriarch of the Ejagham Nation, Ndidem Eta Eteta were expected to meet with the Cross River PDP Governorship Campaign Team at the Council of Chief Chambers located within the Council premises
A detachment of the security personnel attached to Operation Akpakwu were spotted around the building acting on instructions of the Council Chairman.
A council staff who preferred anonymity revealed that the Council boss personally locked the Chamber and left with the keys earlier in the day insisting that the Royal Fathers cannot play host to an opposition party within his domain.
The Paramount Ruler of Calabar Municipality, Ndidem Eta Eteta described the action of the Chairman as an “affront and unmitigated embarrassment”
“This chamber is the official venue for all our routine engagements. We came here today following the request of the PDP for a meeting members of the traditional institution in Calabar Municipal only to discover that our Chamber has been locked to deny us access.
“This is why we are outside here.I have never been subjected to this sort of embarrassment”, he said.
