In a celebration that reflected his enduring passion for grassroots sports development, the Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. (Otuekong) Orok Otu Duke, PhD, marked his 65th birthday with table tennis players and coaches in Calabar, where he also presented cash gifts in appreciation of…
By Frank Ulom In sports, trophies tell only part of the story. Behind every champion is often a mentor who identified potential long before the applause began. For many young table tennis players from Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Otu Duke, PhD, the representative of Cross River State on the Board of the…
By Frank Ulom Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke has remained a central figure in the development of table tennis in Cross River State, with his long-standing support for athletes and grassroots programmes continuing to shape the sport’s success within and beyond the state. Although table tennis is often regarded as a sport played in schools…
By Frank Ulom Rt. Hon. Orok Duke PhD has been inaugurated as Chairman of the Cross River State Table Tennis Association, a development widely viewed as recognition of his decades-long contribution to the growth of the sport in Cross River State and Nigeria. The inauguration ceremony was conducted on Monday, May 4, 2026, by the…
