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On Tuesday, 4th September, 2018, Donald Duke after much silence as to what party he'll be running under for president, announced that he'll be leaving [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]] and run under SDP<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/donald-duke-dumps-pdp-picks-sdp-presidential-form/|title=Donald Duke dumps PDP, picks SDP presidential form|work=Punch Newspapers|access-date=2018-09-05|language=en-US}}</ref> |
On Tuesday, 4th September, 2018, Donald Duke after much silence as to what party he'll be running under for president, announced that he'll be leaving [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]] and run under SDP<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/donald-duke-dumps-pdp-picks-sdp-presidential-form/|title=Donald Duke dumps PDP, picks SDP presidential form|work=Punch Newspapers|access-date=2018-09-05|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Awards and recognition == |
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Donald Duke has been chosen as one of the Inspiring Nigerians to be portrayed in the book Those Who Inspire Nigeria, published in September 2015 by the publishing house Those Who Inspire Ltd.<ref name=thosewhoinspire.com>{{cite web|title=Donald Duke|url=https://www.thosewhoinspire.com/meet-the-ip/donald-duke/|website=thosewhoinspire.com|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:44, 19 January 2019
Donald Duke | |
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| Commissioner for Finance and Planning | |
| In office 1992-1993 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Afufu |
| Succeeded by | Walter Patrick Eneji |
| Governor of Cross River State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Osondu |
| Succeeded by | Liyel Imoke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1961 Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (SDP) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Class of 1984 |
| Website | https://www.donaldduke.ng |
Donald Duke (born 30 September, 1961 in Calabar) is a Nigerian politician. He was the Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.
Personal life and education
Duke was born to Henry Etim Duke a great fan of Walt Disney, and the second indigenous (after Ayodele Diyan) and longest ever serving Controller General (then referred to as Chairman board of Customs and excise duties)[1]of the Nigerian Customs service.
He attended Corona School, Lagos and Federal Government College, Sokoto.[2]
He received his LLB degree in 1982 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria - Nigeria, the B.L in 1983 from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and a L.L.M. in Business Law and Admiralty in 1984 from University of Pennsylvania.[3]
Political career
Spearheading the incumbent debt of Nigeria, Duke pushed for democracy and against military control. He stated; "What got the military out of power was not democracy but the dreadful state of the economy. If we, the democratic government, cannot deliver food for the mass of people we can forget about democracy."[4]
Duke received praises for his contributions to the fields of agriculture, urban development, government, environment, information and communication, investment drive, and tourism and making Calabar the cleanest city in Nigeria.[5]
He initiated the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race which attracted contestants and visitors from other countries.[6][7] In 2005, he created a special reserve fund for the state meant to ‘‘hedge against economic downturn, and the inevitable rainy day’’. This was meant to cushion the effect of unforeseeable economic challenges that may occasion uncertainty in the state's Internally generated revenue, as well as monthly allocation from the federal government.[8]
He also initiated the Calabar Carnival which started in 2004 and is popularly referred to as "Africa's biggest street party."[9]
Donald Duke initiated the Tinapa Resort project as a way to boost business and tourism in the state. Over $350 million was spent on initial development before phase 1 opening in April 2007.[10] BBC reported in September 2006 that Governor Duke was the only governor specifically mentioned as not being under investigation by the federal Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Four other governors were also reported as not under investigation but their names were not released.)[11]
Donald Duke announced that he would run for the presidency in the 2007 presidential election, but stepped aside in favour of the eventual winner, Umaru Yar'Adua.
On 8th June 2018, Donald Duke declared interest in running for presidency in 2019 with media at the top of the decision publicity.[12]
On Tuesday, 4th September, 2018, Donald Duke after much silence as to what party he'll be running under for president, announced that he'll be leaving PDP and run under SDP[13]
Awards and recognition
Donald Duke has been chosen as one of the Inspiring Nigerians to be portrayed in the book Those Who Inspire Nigeria, published in September 2015 by the publishing house Those Who Inspire Ltd.[14]
References
- ^ https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/reforming-the-nigeria-customs-service.151796/
- ^ Ogunbiyi, Yemi (3 September 2006). "Nigeria: Term Limits for Elected Office Holders Undemocratic, Gov. Donald Duke". AllAfrica. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "nigerdeltacongress.com". www.nigerdeltacongress.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Odious Debts - A new deal for Africa: Rooting out looters: Nigeria new president aims for debt relief Archived 27 November 2003 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Archived 30 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Obudu Ranch Mountain Race. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
- ^ Hughes, Danny (21 November 2007). Reigning champions return to contest world’s richest mountain running race - Preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
- ^ Valentine Achum http://sunnewsonline.com/managing-recession-the-duke-obi-examples/ Daily Sun, OCT 11, 2016. VOL 13 NO. 3512
- ^ Webmaster. "History of Calabar Carnival". www.nico.gov.ng. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria: Tinapa, Africa's Premier Business-Tourism Resort Opens Monday April 2". Huluq. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria governors in graft probe". BBC News. 28 September 2006.
- ^ http://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/donald-duke-officially-declares-to-run-for-president-in-2019-id8475744.html
- ^ "Donald Duke dumps PDP, picks SDP presidential form". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Donald Duke". thosewhoinspire.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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