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Amid lack of moves by the Federal Government to commence the process
of appealing against the International Court of Justice judgment that
ceded the oil rich Bakassi peninsular to Cameroon, the displaced
people and religious men from the area are now seeking divine
intervention to have their land back.

Representatives of Cross River State at the National Assembly, led by
Senator Bassey Otu for Cross River South and Hon. Esien Ayi,
Bakassi/Calabar South/Akpabuyo federal constituency, and other
stakeholders had met the Presidency after what they described as fresh
facts to commence the process of appeal against the ICJ verdict.

But the Presidency seems not convinced on why the case should be
reopened. Now, the people have taken the matter to God seeking His
intervention in what they described as injustice.

Speaking at a thanksgiving service to mark the 15th anniversary of the
establishment of Ekondo Micro Finance Bank, a subsidiary of the
Davandy Group, the General Superintendent of Pentecostal Assemblies of
the World Inc, Bishop Enebong Ephraim said, "We have handed to the
court of heaven issue on Bakassi."

Eneobong, whose declaration of divine intervention drew a loud amen
from the people, expressed dismay over the handling of the Bakassi
case by the authorities, saying that even though no one could
challenge the wisdom of the Supreme Court and that of the
International Court of Justice, "there is one more court which has the
final say over every mortal and issues.

That court is the court of heaven".

He went on: "I stand here today to appeal Bakassi case and hand it
over to the court of heaven. And let heaven decide. I am sure the
decision of heaven will be superior to any other decision.

"I am declaring that Cross River State may be coming from behind, but
we will overtake. It is not by might but by the power of the word of
God. This shall be according to this declaration whether detractors
and politicians like it or not.

"The will of God must be done in Cross River State. We may be the
minority but from today we refused to carry the tag of minority. We
are God's people who must not be trampled upon anyhow".