Drama as Former Governor's Children Drag Stepmother to Court, Reveal Reason

Drama as Former Governor's Children Drag Stepmother to Court, Reveal Reason

  • The home of Idongesit Nkanga, the late former military governor of Akwa Ibom, is in disarray as his children drag their stepmother, Mosun, to court
  • The four children of the first wife are urging the court to revoke the warrant of possession of premises issued to their stepmother
  • Nkanga married Mosun after he divorced his first wife through the court; Mosun had two female children, while his first wife had four children

FCT, Abuja - The home of the former military governor of Akwa Ibom, Idongesit Nkanga, is unsettled as four of his children are fighting dirty with their stepmother.

This is as the children urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi, Abuja, to help reclaim their father's family house in Nigeria's capital city, Premium Times reported.

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Former governor's wife dragged to court over property. Photo Credit: Akwa Ibom
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Why children of ex-Akwa Ibom governor dragged their stepmother to court

The children, Etietop Nkanga, Ini-Idara Nkanga, Utibeabasi Nkanga, and Lance Nkanga, as well as their mother, Joanna, told Justice O A. Musa to revert the warrant of possession of premises that was issued to their stepmother, Mosun Nkanga.

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Their lawyer said that the youngest among them is 25 years old.

The stepmother, Mosun, is the widow of the former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, Ikanga.

Nkanga retired as an air commodore and died in December 2020. He passed away as a result of complications from COVID-19.

Children of late Nkanga

The former governor had three children, two females and four males. The females are from Mosun while the four males are Joanna Achibong, who was the wife.

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Nkanga and Mosun got married in 2007 after he divorce Joanna through the court.

Through their lawyers, Inibehe Effiong, the children on Thursday, July 6, urged the judge to hear an application, in which they want the court to nullify the eviction that their stepmother, Mosun, issued.

Gunmen kidnap PDP chieftain in Akwa Ibom

Legit.ng reported that Eyo Edet, a chieftain of the PDP in Akwa Ibom and CEO of Eyotech Nigeria Limited has been abducted by some suspected unknown gunmen.

A source in Uyo, the state capital, disclosed that the PDP chieftain kidnapped at his filling station on Monday in the Oron LGA of the state.

The police in the state confirmed the kidnapping of the PDP chieftain and promised that the assailants would be brought to book.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng