Bassey Eyo Ephraim Adam

Bassey Adam III (Abasi Eyo Efiom Ededem Edak Edem Etim Efiom Okoho Efiom Ekpo Efiom Ekpo; 25 December 1904 – 14 December 1986) was the Obong of Calabar and the Edidem of the Efik kingdom from 27 November 1982 until his death on 14 December 1986. His mother was Princess Eyoanwan Eyo Edem of Duke royal house of Old Calabar. His mother Eyoanwan Eyo Edem was the Granddaughter of Edem Ekpo, one of the patriarchs of the Duke royal house. Eyoanwan Eyo Edem was maternally of Efut Nobility. Her mother Inima Okon was from Odionka Ebuka royal house in Efut Abua, Calabar. Bassey's paternal Grandfather was Ephraim Adam, the founder of the Tete household. Edidem Bassey Adam III was paternally and maternally of noble birth.

Some of his siblings included Eyo Eyo Ephraim Adam, Umo Eyo Ephraim Adam, Utong Ekong (Nee Eyo Ephraim Adam) and several others.

Education Bassey attended the Church of Scotland Mission School, Ikot Efio Enang at Akpabuyo and later transferred to the Duke Town school. Bassey's residence at Jos was a meeting ground mostly for people from the Old Calabar Province, although he was not discriminatory towards other ethnicities. This led to the search for a worthy candidate for the stool of the Obong of Calabar. The contenders of the throne were Etubom Cobham Eneyo Boco who was Etubom Bassey's maternal first cousin.

State Tours The military takeover of Nigeria's administration in 1984 saw the birth of the War Against Indiscipline (WAI). It was brought home to everyone that indiscipline had many faces and when Colonel Daniel Archibong assumed the office of Governor of Cross River State and directed that all Paramount Rulers should educate their subjects on WAI "gospel" which was 'Cleanliness and performance of such Civic duties as payment of taxes and rates'. This time, it was "War Against Disunity". boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; 1= 1. Bassey Eyo Ephraim Adam 2= 2. Eyo Efiom Ededem 3= 3. Eyoanwan Eyo Edem 4= 4. Efiom Ededem (Alias Tete) 5= 5. Enang Otuk Oyom 6= 6. Eyo Edem 7= 7. Inima 8= 8. Edem Edak 9= 9. Ekei Efiom 10= 10. Otuk Etieya 12= 11. Edem Ekpo 13= 12. Ansa Inyang 14= 13. Okon Ambo 15= 14. Uyu Asuquo 17= 15. Edak Edem 18= 16. Efiom Ikot Okpo 20= 17. Etieya Esu 21= 18. Oyom 24= 19. Ekpo Efiom 25= 20. Umo Efembe 27= 21. Inyang Efiom 28= 22. Ambo Eta 34= 23. Edem Etim 40= 24. Esu Ana 48= 25. Efiom Okoho 50= 26. Efembe Umo 55= 27. Efiom Ekpo 56= 28. Eta Odionka 68= 29. Etim Efiom Okoho Efiom Ekpo 69= 30. Arit Ekpo 97= 31. Okoho Efiom