Dear friends, Earlier this week, I made known my intention to join and run for the office of President on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This afternoon I submitted my nomination forms to the party secretariat. This decision was arrived at after deep reflection and candid assessment of our polity. Firstly, my…
On Monday, September 3, 2018, former governor of Cross River State and presidential hopeful, Donald Duke, joined the ranks of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. He was also at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, to meet with national officers of the party. See more pictures from that visit.
Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, who signified interest in the 2019 presidential election has revealed his stance on gay rights in the country. On a TV programme called, “On The Couch”, Duke revealed that he would not criminalise homosexuality, as long as it is not exhibited publicly. The conversation had been centered…
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Former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke says Nigeria’s Senate can only see peace if politicians in the country do not constantly make it “a retirement home for Governors”. Duke’s submission, posted on his verified Twitter handle this past Wednesday night, appear veiled but timed as a commentary that addresses former Akwa Ibom governor, Godswill…
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Eyo O. Ekpo, former Attorney-General of Cross River State believes those peddling and widely reporting that the Ben Ayade administration plans to audit the Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke administrations, may have misquoted Joe Abang, current C’River Attorney-General, credited with the statement in the media. Ekpo wrote on his Facebook page that, “… I was…
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By Chief Philemon Ugbeche Why me? I am a 79yr old farmer, a retired journalist, and a former schoolteacher in the glorious days of Mary Knoll, Okuku. I have lived a good life as a Catholic and my Knighthood was the crowning glory from a God I have served with dedication and fear; there is…