The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has appointed former Cross River State governor and ex-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr Donald Duke, as Chairman of its newly created Leadership Forum.
Duke, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was named to the position at an enlarged stakeholders’ and executive committee meeting of the party’s Cross River State chapter.
A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting and signed by the state chairman, Dr John Ogar, described the Leadership Forum as the highest non-elective advisory body in the party.
The communiqué stated that the forum was considered imperative and would comprise respected members with proven leadership experience and integrity.
According to the party, the body is designed to provide strategic guidance and oversight to the ADC leadership across the state.
Stakeholders at the meeting unanimously endorsed Duke as chairman of the forum, with responsibility to provide oversight functions across the three senatorial districts.
Three other party elders were also appointed to oversee the districts: Chief Ray Ugba Morphy for the Northern Senatorial District, Chief Akin Ricketts, former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, for the Central District, and Dr Effiong Nyong, a former ADC governorship candidate, for the Southern District.
The party resolved to intensify its membership drive, setting a target of registering at least one million voters ahead of the next general elections.
It also vowed to enforce internal discipline, warning that the party constitution would be applied to any member, regardless of status, found engaging in activities detrimental to the party’s growth.
