By Patrick Obia A former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he would pay his N537,334,360.77 debts to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in less than 12 hours. Duke, through his Counsel, Mr. Edoigiawerie Omoruyi, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that he had approached AMCON
I’ve never benefited from the Government financially. Most people think Cross River and Donald Duke funded my film, The Amazing Grace. It’s wrong. The budget was 400,000 GBP ($800,000 then) of which the majority were foreign investments. What I got from Cross River State Government was the location to build my sets and accommodation for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON and United Bank for Africa to take over an Ikoyi, Lagos property of former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, over an alleged N537,334,360.77 debt. Vanguard Newspaper reports that, Justice Chuka Obiozor, made the
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Governors Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke have remained tight lipped despite mounting calls on incumbent, Ben Ayade to conduct local government elections in Cross River State. The tenures of the elected officials in the third tier of government elapsed in December 2016 excluding that of Bakassi which stayed till
By Jonathan Ugbal and Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent The remains of late federal legislator, Mr. Paul Adah were on Saturday laid to rest amidst tears, emotions and eulogies from family, friends, associates and allies in his native Betukwel community of Obudu local government area. Mr. Adah who served as a member of the House
By Obeten Godfrey The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has expelled Professor Jerry Gana and its Acting National Chairman Supo Shonibare with immediate effect. The party, which endorsed President Mohammadu Buhari for a second term last week, also suspended its Presidential candidate Donald Duke, accusing him of being critical of the party and disrespecting it. SDP’s
By Archibong Jeremiah An FCT High Court which sat in Abuja has declared a former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana, as the winner of the Presidential primary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf made the declaration on Friday in his ruling and nullified the candidacy of former Cross River State Governor,
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The inability of the resident population to patronise the projects conceived by the Cross River Government in the past led to the inability of the State to sustain them due to their low income generation value said the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade during a parley with journalists on Tuesday.