Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has approved the immediate dissolution of the leadership of the state Council of Chiefs
Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, Secretary to the State Government, announced this in a statement in Calabar on Friday.
Owan-Enoh said that the governor’s action was in line with Section 4(1) of the Cross River Council of Chiefs Law, 2004.
He said: “The governor appreciates the chairman and members of the dissolved council for their meritorious service to the state.
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“He wishes them the best in their roles as traditional rulers in their respective domains.”
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The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the State House of Assembly recently passed a resolution for the change of the leadership of the council on the ground that it had overstayed its term in office.