Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, has directed that the pouring of libation in the palace ought to stop as soon as prayers have been provided to God.

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The monarch issued the directive throughout a palace occasion, the place regardless of the opening Christian prayer, some chiefs reportedly moved exterior to pour libation to the ancestors.

Otu, who’s formally the Defender of the Christian Religion and Grand Patriarch of the Efik Kingdom, mentioned such practices shouldn’t proceed after prayers have been made to God.

“As soon as a prayer has been provided to God earlier than we set about any conventional enterprise of the day in this palace, we should always permit Him to do His work.

“We should always cease at that time. I’d not like such to proceed any additional,” the Obong mentioned.

He appealed for understanding, urging that his place shouldn’t be misconstrued or taken as an assault on Efik traditions.

“Don’t be indignant,” he mentioned, including: “I’m interesting to you that we should always cease the pouring of libation after prayers. Let this name not be misunderstood.”

The Obong clarified that he was not abolishing the remembrance of ancestors or conventional consultations fully.

“I don’t imply that we should always not seek the advice of or bear in mind our ancestors via libation.

“However as soon as we now have mentioned prayers to Almighty God, we should always cease there, as a result of God is bigger than all,” he defined.

He added that if libation should be poured, it needs to be accomplished individually and never after prayers have already been provided in the palace.