November 26, (THEWILL) – Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has advised the electorate in Cross River State not to promote people behind their capacity.
He said when that is done, the state will be shortchanged and everybody will suffer.
Mr Donald Duke gave the advice in Calabar, after being inaugurated as Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Campaign Council in Cross River State.
Going down memory lane, Governor Duke, who served as governor between 1999 to 2007 said, “When we came to run, we came with a purity of heart to get our state right.
“Our desire at that time was to prove it can be done, we did not campaign on the basis of where you came from but in the basis of what we could do for our state.
“It’s nice to have your brother or sister or clansman in good positions but never promote people beyond their capacity because all of us will suffer for it and you shortchange the entire state.
“We have seen this happen repeatedly in our country, a state where people for selfish or almost clandestine reasons get elevated beyond their capacity and everyone suffers”, he said.
He said a generation has been lost in the state because of the food on the table policy and things are much worse than it was when he came in.
“In our state, almost a generation has been lost with this food-on-the-table generation.
“This is not an enviable time to govern the state and it’s much worse than when we came in.
“Very soon, there will be a change of pattern so is this the kind of state we will hand over to our children, it’s embarrassing, our dolly must come to an end”, Duke said.
He said Professor Sandy has the capacity to do the job and he has no doubt about him.
On his part, Professor Sandy Onor the state PDP gubernatorial flag-bearer said everyone will be carried along.
He advised party men to keep working hard and do good work because their time is coming.
He thanked the party leadership for finding them worthy to lead the restoration campaign saying it’s a task they must deliver.
Earlier Venatius Ikem, the state party Chairman said their campaign will be based in the polling units.
He said the list will be expanded to accommodate those who feel left behind but tasked members to go back to their units and wards because the campaign will be based there.
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