#EndSARS? Obong of Calabar absolves Nigerian youth, see who he blames…

His Royal Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V the Obong of Calabar and Grand Partriach of the Efik has absolved Nigerian youth of leadership failure currently obtainable in the country. The traditional ruler placed culpability in the leadership failure on public officers NEGROIDHAVEN can say authoritatively. 

Otu V made the statement over the weekend when an entourage led by former Governor Liyel Imoke paid him a visit at his Adiabo residence at the wake of the Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October’s destruction of lives and property under the guise of #EndSARS protest. 

‘I have been watching and I am so unhappy that the peace and calm that we use to have here is taken away. Why? Because we have failed; Who have failed? The politicians have failed. That is why we sit down to watch you people, there is a need to change’. 

Imoke reacts…

While addressing the Obong of Calabar, Imoke disclosed that he was at the countryside residence of the traditional ruler to curry opinion on how to respond to the ugly development. His words, ‘Seeing the monumental destruction and looting hoodlums inflicted on Calabar last week, nobody can refuse to accept the evidence of their eyes. The sheer mindlessness of the vandalism tugs at every heart.

‘In the wake of that unfortunate incident, leaders in and outside the state have been lending their time, voices and resources to seek ways to avert future occurrence.

‘It was on that premise that I led a delegation to the palace of the Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, as well as other paramount rulers in Calabar municipality and Calabar south, which were the epicenter of the carnage.

‘In the course of our interaction, His Eminence, as well as other royal fathers expressed very strong views about both the political leadership and the political class of the state. These are views that call for sober reflections on our part as political leaders.

‘Virtually every state and city in the country has been left prostrate by the wanton arson and vandalism.

‘It is, in moments like these that we come together with a view to healing our wounds and proffering solution on how to pick ourselves up as a state.

‘And that should include the political class, our royal fathers, opinion leaders as well as our youths.

‘Together, and with singleness of mind and working in concert with government, I believe our dear state will pull through this dark phase of its existence’, he said. 

Otu V’s conditional…

‘And if I had my way I could have said, this governor, should wait, let’s set up an interim administration then he starts learning and looking at how administration is actually done.

‘We don’t allow people to come in and do anything the way they like it. No. there is a principle, there is a policy that should be adhered to’, the traditional ruler said.