By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar
Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Duke was formally registered as a member of the ADC in Ward 5, Calabar Municipality, the place he additionally acquired his membership card amid cheers from supporters.
This marks the second time the previous governor has left the PDP. He beforehand defected to the Social Democratic Occasion (SDP), the place he emerged because the celebration’s presidential candidate, a transfer that was trailed by controversy.
In the meantime, the ADC management in Bakassi Native Authorities Space has known as on Cross Riverians to determine with the celebration, describing it as a reputable platform for transformative change in Nigeria.
The decision was made after a stakeholders’ assembly involving chapter government members, ward chairmen, and secretaries of the celebration in Bakassi. The leaders urged Nigerians to reclaim the nation from what they described because the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In an announcement made accessible to journalists in Calabar on Friday, the celebration stated:
“We invite our household and pals who’re nonetheless undecided to hitch the ADC immediately, because the celebration is poised to result in transformative change in Nigeria.”
The assertion, signed by the Bakassi Chapter Chairman, Emmanuel Asuquo, and Secretary, Eko Boco, reaffirmed the chapter’s loyalty to the nationwide management of the celebration.
“We specific our unwavering assist and confidence within the management of Senator David Mark, Nationwide Chairman, and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Nationwide Secretary, and pledge our loyalty to all recognised organs and constructions of the celebration in any respect ranges as we work in direction of constructing a robust and united ADC,” the assertion learn.
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