According to The vanguard news .. A’Ibom Assembly defies Court order, passes bill to end rotational headship. Even with the Court Order stopping Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly from passing the bill for a law to end rotational headship of the state Traditional Rulers Council (TRC) to allow permanent headship by the majority Ibibio ethnic group in the state. The State’s 8th House on Friday passed the Bill for a law to amend the Traditional Rulers Law, Cap. 155 Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2023 (HAB 316) against the disapproval by the people of Annangs, Akwa Ibom second largest ethnic group who had sought the restraining order from the State High Court presided over by Justice Ntong Ntong. The State Legislature passed the Bill after members representing Etim Ekpo/Ika State Constituency, and Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Mfon Idung submitted the committee’s report on the floor of the House. Hon Idung had told colleagues that the proposed law, amon

The Ibibio people, who speak a Niger-Congo language called Ibibio or Efik-Ibibio. History has it that Ibibo people have been in the present day Nigeria since 7,000 BCE.  They were "The Man's World kind of society" and are believed to have first settled in a place they called Ibom, which  was the name of their an  ancestor. The Ibibo people are an ethnic group predominantly found in southern part of Nigeria, specifically in the Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, Rivers and Abia States.  They are related to the Ibibio people and speak a related language known as Ibibio-Efik. Annang and Oron. The Ibibo people have a rich cultural heritage that includes dance, music, art, and traditional attire.  They are predominantly farmers and fisherm ween, but some also engage in trading and handicrafts.  Ibibo culture is the traditional culture of the Ibibo people, who primarily live in the southern part of Nigeria, particularly in the Akwa Ibom and Rivers State. They have their unique customs and