The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, on Monday commenced activities to mark the 15th anniversary of his coronation, with a charge to do his best to restore the glory to Calabar.
Giving the charge in his sermon during the monarch’s Thanksgiving ceremony at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Duke Town Cathedral, the Prelate of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria and Moderator of the General Assembly, His Eminence, Ekpenyong Akpanika, noted that in life, what immortalises a man is not what he does for himself but what he does for others.
Giving reasons to give thanks to God, focusing on Psalm 103:1–10, Akpanika emphasised that the journey of life is by grace and not by power.
The cleric mentioned famous sons and daughters of the Efk Kingdom who have made headlines in the past and reiterated that the Efik Kingdom must seek the face of God for national development, stressing that “the Lagos of today is precisely Calabar in its glory days.”
Recall that Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu from the Western Calabar geographical bloc of the Efik Kingdom was traditionally crowned at Efe Asabo (the shrine of the python) on May 3, 2008, after the death of his predecessor, His Eminence, the late Edidem (Prof) Nta Elijah Henshaw VI.
Since then, he has been known and addressed as His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V Obong of Calabar, Natural Ruler, Treaty King, Defender of the Christian Faith, and Grand Patriarch of the Efik Kingdom.
His eminence on July 11, 2008, was officially recognised by the government of Cross River State when he was presented with a staff of office as Obong of Calabar in an impressive public ceremony at the State Cultural Centre Complex by the then State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke.
Obong of the Calabar Executive Forum (OCEF) said the week-long event featuring Golf Kitty is scheduled for Friday at the Calabar Golf Club and will climax with a yuletide homage to the king on Saturday at his palatial residence.
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