By virtue of the Constitution of Grand Bonny Kingdom, the Titled Citizens have been assigned the role of Peace Making in the Kingdom, viz, to settle disputes between the Amanyanabo of Bonny and his Chiefs, and/or between one Chief and another. Therefore, if any faction of the Brown House of Finima, Bonny kingdom, is aggrieved and approaches the Titled Citizens for mediation, the Titled Citizens would have joyfully embraced the opportunity to play its constitutional role.
Unfortunately, no one has approached the Titled Citizens for mediation into this dispute In Brown House. Rather to the utter displeasure and disappointment of the Titled Citizens’ Assembly of Grand Bonny Kingdom, we are witnessing a calculated, deliberate and premeditated attempt by a faction of the Brown House of Finima in Bonny Kingdom to distort history and cause disaffection in the Kingdom.
In these circumstances, and by virtue of our constitutional status as Title Citizens, we are left with no other option but to stand out and defend the Throne without minding whose ox is gored.
The Titled Citizens’ Assembly (TCA) of Grand Bonny Kingdom has observed with serious concern the recent events in Bonny Kingdom being orchestrated by a faction of the Brown House of Finima. Firstly, was the non-participation of that faction of Brown House in the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Celebrations of our Monarch, His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, CON, JP, Perekule XI, The Natural Ruler and Amanyanabo of Grand Bonny Kingdom held from the 17th to the 22nd December 2021.
This was followed on 12th January 2022 by the comical installation of an “Amadabo of Finima”. This development is unprecedented and an aberration in the annals of history of Bonny Kingdom. It is a known fact that there are three independent Chieftaincy Houses in Finima, namely; Attoni House, Brown House and Tobin House.
From thence onwards, we have been witnessing a deluge of fake and forged historical accounts of how “Finima was founded by the ancestors of Buoye Omuso Brown Major House, being the first arrivals on the Island far before Bonny came to stay”. This is pure fallacy. They forgot so easily that Buoye Omuso Brown, the first recognised Chief of Brown House, was installed Chief by Captain Adango Hart, who recommended him for recognition as a Country Chief to the reigning Monarch King Opubo in 1826.
The G. I. Jones, this faction of the Brown House is quoting out of context, made it clear that the two communities of Abalama and Iyankpo were driven out to the Kalabari area to become Abalama and Tombia Communities respectively in present day Kalabari Kingdom. What G. I. Jones didn’t disclose was the Power that drove away the two communities? The fact of the matter was that all the original settlers were driven away by Ibani (Bonny) People. The remnants of the Iyankpo people having pledged their loyalty to the Ibani (Bonny) People to guarantee their liberty to continue to live on that stretch of Bonny Island, should forever hold their peace. The present-day settlers of Finima were descendants of the King of Bonny who were deployed there to occupy a conquered territory.
It is very regrettable that this faction of Brown House has flooded the social media, electronic media and news media with their false historical narrative to deceive the unsuspecting members of the public and turning history upside down. But the truth will always prevail, no matter how long it takes.
The Titled Citizens’ Assembly of Grand Bonny Kingdom views the actions of this faction of Brown House as having gone beyond agitations to correct any perceived grievances.
It is clear that what this faction of Brown House is attempting to achieve is to create “another Kingdom within a Kingdom”. They are staging an insurrection and a rebellion against Bonny Kingdom and the Perekule Dynasty. This cannot happen.
We, the Titled Citizens’ hereby strongly condemn, in unmistakable terms, this attempt by a faction of Brown House to balkanise our Beloved Grand Bonny Kingdom. The TCA therefore calls on this faction of Brown House orchestrating this crisis in Bonny Kingdom to immediately retrace their steps and let peace reign in the Land.
The TCA demands that the Brown House should pledge their unalloyed loyalty to the Throne, and tender an unconditional apology to our Monarch, His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, CON, JP, Perekule XI, the Natural Ruler and Amanyanabo of Grand Bonny Kingdom.
Long live Bonny Kingdom
Long live the king
AMAOPUORUBO NDI OKEREKE- ONYEUKE, OON, President
AMAOPUSENIBO SIR FRED S. PEPPLE, General Secretary
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