By Frank Ulom “The same South South people are subjugating the other state. They should stop cheating Cross River State. It is not acceptable,” says Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Commissioner Representing Cross River at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Board. Duke who resumed office on Tuesday at the NDDC Office Complex in Calabar said…
By Okoi Obono-Obla Why would the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) allocate a paltry and miserable N16 billion worth of projects to Cross River State in the financial year 2023-2024 under the NDDC Appropriation Act 2023? What gives the NDDC the audacity to insult the people of Cross River State with reckless…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rt. Hon. Orok Duke as member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). CONVERSEER learned that Duke’s appointment was contained in a letter with Reference Number: SGF.55/S.2/C.7/431, signed by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on October 27, 2023. The letter…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of Hon. Asu Okang with Rt. Hon. Orok Duke as NDDC Commissioner representing Cross River State. This was contained in a press release signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Friday, September 1, 2023. Recalled that earlier this month,…
