Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has once again resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), formally pitching his tent with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Duke registered as an ADC member in Ward 5 of Calabar
Municipality, where he collected his party membership card, marking his
official entry into the opposition party.
His move comes amid recent internal concerns within the ADC
in Cross River State. Former ADC governorship candidate, Dr Effiong Nyong, had
written to the party’s National Chairman, protesting the inclusion of some
individuals from the state in the ADC’s 50 Wise Men and Women Policy Manifesto
Committee.
Nyong faulted a statement by the ADC National Publicity
Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, which listed persons who, according to him,
neither resigned from the PDP nor made contributions to the ADC, calling for
their removal.
Political observers believe Duke’s swift formal registration
may be linked to the controversy, as the former governor had earlier been named
among prominent figures associated with the party.
Recall that Duke previously left the PDP for the Social
Democratic Party (SDP), where he emerged as the party’s presidential candidate
under controversial circumstances.
Meanwhile, ADC leaders in Bakassi Local Government Area have
intensified calls on Cross Riverians to identify with the party, describing it
as a credible alternative ahead of future elections.
Rising from a stakeholders’ meeting involving chapter
executives, ward chairmen, and secretaries, party leaders accused the ruling
All Progressives Congress (APC) of misrule and urged Nigerians to reclaim the
country.
In a statement signed by the Bakassi Chapter Chairman,
Emmanuel Asuquo, and Secretary, Eko Boco, the party reaffirmed its loyalty to
the ADC national leadership, pledging support for the National Chairman,
Senator David Mark, and National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while
urging undecided citizens to join the party’s “transformative agenda.”
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