Apprehension as 48 Monarchs Face Dethronement in Powerful Southeast State
- The Anambra high court is set to hear the suit challenging the authenticity of 48 traditional rulers in the state on Thursday, September 15
- Prince Chinedu Tagbo, in suit No. A/149/2022 alleged that due process was not adhered to before they were installed and urged the court to stop their salaries pending the final judgement
- Tagbo as joined the state government and the attorney general of the state as 1st and 2nd defendants, while the 48 monarchs are 4th and 5th defendants
Awka, Anambra - 48 traditional rulers in Anambra face possible dethronement as the state government is alleged to have issued certificates of recognition to them without due process.
The Anambra state high court is set to hear the case of the 48 monarchs who were installed between 2014 to 2022, The Guardian reported.
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Why will Anambra monarchs be removed?
The judge had adjourned the matter to Thursday, September 15, for a hearing on the interlocutory injunction praying the court to stop, recover salaries and other entitlements of the monarchs to enable the plaintiff, Prince Chinedu Tagbo, to make perfection to his filing and appearance of the defendants.
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Tagbo sued for himself and on behalf of the people of the state. He had brought the matter before Justice Obiora Ikeogu of the state high court in Awka, the state capital.
The case has been heard before Vacation Judge Alexius Okuma against the state government, standing as the first defendant, the attorney general of the state as the second defendant, while the 48 monarchs stand as the third to fifth defendants.
The plaintiff is praying Justice Okuma to order the stoppage and recovery of the traditional rulers' salaries until substantial suit No. A/149/2022 will be determined.
List of monarchs that have been dethroned since beginning of fourth republic
Legit.ng earlier reported that no less than 10 traditional rulers have been removed across Nigeria since the beginning of the fourth republic.
The traditional rulers were removed for various misconducts, including insubordination, abuse of power, women abuse, and drunkenness (i.e. Eze Joseph Okor, the Ivi of Akaeze in Ebonyi).
Prominent and first-class traditional rulers are the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II and Adesina Osupa, the Deji of Akure of Ondo state.
Full list of powerful governors who have dethroned traditional rulers In their states
The dethronement of traditional rulers by state governors is gaining more prominence in the Nigerian public space.
When talking about governors who have impeached monarchs in their states, the removal of the former Emir of Kano and ex-governor of the CBN, Lamido Sanusi, will always come to mind.
However, Sanusi was not the first, and nor was he the last traditional ruler that has been removed by a Nigerian governor since the return of democracy in 1999.
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