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There is only one Brotherhood
By Walter Duru
Press
Release Sun Oct 9,2011
Our attention has been drawn to a subjective and uninvestigated
publication on page 6 of the Punch newspaper of Saturday, 8th
October, 2011, captioned “Thugs invade BCS Bethels”.
The publication is not just a handiwork of mischief makers and
enemies of ‘truth’, but a sponsored effort, born out of malice
waxed in destructive swaggeo
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is one in the entire universe
and the use of ‘faction’, as observed in the publication is an
obvious show of ignorance. The Organisation has one Universal
Leader, Master, Teacher, Sustainer and Signatory, Leader Olumba
Olumba Obu. His First Begotten Son, His Holiness Olumba Olumba
Obu is the Chairman, Head of administration and Sole signatory
of the Kingdom.
Again, the signatory to petition referred to in the publication,
A.E.O. Ekanem is neither a member of Brotherhood of the Cross
and Star nor a Bishop in the Kingdom. It is worthy of note here
that the Bishop in charge of Evangelism in Brotherhood of the
Cross and Star is His Lordship, Bishop Isaac Eke.
Following the Divine Coronation and installation of His First
Begotten Son, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu as Chairman, BCS
Executive Council and Head of Administration, by the Father,
Olumba Olumba Obu, a few dubious individuals decided to rebel
against the decision of the owner of the Kingdom. They looted
the treasury of the Kingdom and seized some of her Property.
The matter eventually was taken to the Federal High Court for
judicial interpretation, where they lost out. They also appealed
against the ruling of the lower Court and still lost at the
appellate Court.
Following the recent Appeal Court ruling, Brotherhood of the
Cross and Star is presently recovering its Bethels and other
Property that were left desolate for some time, and used for
purposes outside the reason(s) for which they were built.
It would be recalled that the Federal Court of Appeal sitting in
Calabar, recently dismissed an appeal filed by the dissident
group in the Kingdom over leadership and control of the
Universal Kingdom.
In its lead Judgement, Justice Kumai Bayang Akaahs, upheld an
earlier ruling of the Federal High Court, ordering the dissident
group to surrender all Brotherhood Property in their possession
to the Board of Trustees of Brotherhood.
The Appellate Court further ordered the ‘Rebels’ to render
account of all monies and Property of the Kingdom to the Leader,
Olumba Olumba Obu, in conformity with the ruling of the lower
Court.
“I find that these are the two main issues in this appeal which
I resolve against the Appellant, in favour of the Respondent. I
find that there was no clarity of thought either in the
complaints laid in the notice of Appeal or the issues formulated
in the Appellant’s brief and this made it extremely difficult to
consider all the issues raised in the Appeal. I would have
struck out the grounds of appeal as incompetent
as argued by the Respondent in the preliminary Objection,
but there is a compelling reason to do substantial justice,
hence, I had to overlook the technical issues raised and try to
find out the
substance of the appeal.
I therefore find that the appeal is totally devoid of any merit
and is accordingly, dismissed”.
Adding his voice, another member of the 3-man Appeal Court
Panel, Justice Massoud Abdulrahman Oredola Says: “I have had the
privilege of reading in draft, the lead Judgement of my learned
brother, Kumai Bayang Akaahs, JCA, just delivered. I am in full
agreement with the
reasoning and conclusion to the effect that the appeal is devoid
of both merit and substance. I adopt the said elucidating lead
judgement of my learned brother, Akaahs, JCA and I also dismiss
the appeal”.
It would be recalled that following a Federal High Court Ruling
of 24th March, 2010, in Suit number :
FHC/CA/CS/69/2008, between the Registered Trustees of
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star
and Helen Johnson Udoh [A.K.A. Queen Ibum Olumba Obu];
directing the latter[‘Rebels’] to render accounts to the
Chairman, BCS Executive Council, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu
and to surrender all Brotherhood Property to Him, the dissidents
approached the Federal Court of appeal to challenge the ruling.
In its appeal in suit number CA/C/124/2010, the Appellants
alleged that the trial judge in the lower Court erred in law in
its ruling, even as they claimed that facts were misdirected.
In further response to the issues raised, the Court says: “The
learned trial Judge in my view reached the correct conclusion
which can not be faulted. Learned Counsel for the Appellant
argued without producing the Constitution that required the
Leader of the Organisation to appoint the Trustees; so, his
argument about the reconstitution of the Board of Trustees is
without any foundation. Since the Appellant tried to
re-constitute the Board of Trustees, but was beaten to it by the
Respondent, she can not be heard to say that the re-constitution
was not proper. The answer to the issue is that there are no two
Certificates of Incorporation . It is only the Board of Trustees
that was re-constituted in the Certificate issued on 6th
August 2003 and the one issued on 25th March, 1964 is
no longer valid”.
Continuing, the learned Judges said: “The second issue is in
respect of the interpretation of the Power of Attorney which was
donated to the Appellant.
It is not the lower Court that failed to distinguish
between the personal Properties of the donor and the
Properties of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, but the
power of Attorney itself which the appellant relied upon”.
The Board of Trustees of the Kingdom had long dismembered all
those involved in the rebellion, except they repent, confess
their sins and come back to the world Headquarters of the
Kingdom at 34 Ambo Street Calabar, Cross River State for re
integration.
Meanwhile, any body who does any transaction with any of the
expelled ex members does so at his/her risk.
The individuals are: Mrs. Helen Johnson Udoh,(A.K.A. Queen Ibum
Olumba Obu), Messrs Okpala Williams, A.E.O. Ekanem, C.O. Akpan,
and Ejedawe.
Walter Duru is a
Media Consultant
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