Former Governor of Cross River State Donald Duke went from street to street addressing the youths in Calabar.

'Nigerian youths have been bruised, we need to heal their scars', says Donald Duke
A former Governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, has said that Nigerian youths have been neglected and left hopelessly due to the wrongs of leadership in the country.
Duke, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Calabar while reacting to the destruction of properties on Friday and Saturday in Calabar by some hoodlums, said the act was not normal.
He said that the youths feel abandoned and depressed with no leaders to assure them that tomorrow will be better than today, hence they took laws into their hands by destroying private and government properties.
He said that from the videos and pictures he saw on the looting in Calabar, it shows the youths feels they have been neglected by the leaders and abandoned and their future is left in their hands with nothing put in place for them.
"We often want to blame these happenings on criminals and miscreants, but they are no such people, we created them, they are human beings.
"I find it deplorable when people regard others as miscreants. They are our children.
"If you don't provide for them, train them and give them hope, they will take laws into their hands; but the point is this, we need to rise up and correct these things.
"We must mean what we say and say what we mean. When the youths feel that your words are empty statement, they won't take you serious anymore," he said.
He noted that if the tragic incident that occurred in Calabar should happen again in Calabar, then the state is "finished".
Duke, who charged the government to be ingenuis in finding solutions to the problems, said that the uniqueness of the state hospitality has been affected.
"The youths have been bruised and we need to address that and heal their scars. My desire is to reach out to them, speak to them and ask for forgiveness; so that we can forgive them too and create a better society.
"We love Cross River, the soonest we come out, we will encourage others to do same. We need the support of everyone to do this. We should encourage the government to succeed, regardless of what we think.
"Some of the protesters are idle, if they were employed, they won't be in the street. You can't say you have a right to life without given a right to livelihood.
"When you see someone carting away a used toilet base, you should know there is a big problem. We need to help our young people to succeed. We need to educate, equip and sustain them," he said.
He said that the furniture, cars and other properties that have been destroyed can be replaced, but no human live can be replaced, hence the youths should sheath their swords.
According to him, the youths were passing a strong message to the leaders, not through words, but actions; which he said have been loud enough.
"We are the ones administering the resources of this country and the youths feel the resources are not getting to them, there feel deprived and we need to hear out their demands," he said.
Credit: George Orok

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I wish this man can come back again to become our governor. The best governor to have ever governed Cross River State. The one that is currently governor of the state (Ben Ayade) is only good in vocabulary and nothing on ground in the state.

Meanwhile the olympotic clown ran away to Abuja thinking it was Armageddon taking place in Cross River State alone. He's doing media rounds like an artist.... while the real and authentic governor the state ever had is on the streets talking and advising the youth..

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Meanwhile the olympotic clown ran away to Abuja thinking it was Armageddon taking place in Cross River State alone. He's doing media rounds like an artist.... while the real and authentic governor the state ever had is on the streets talking and advising the youth..

Bros leave that thing. When Donald was governor, he can never enter the street like this to advice people. When they get out of power they try to become close to the people .

I think he is addressing his family members. No politician will have the guts to talk to the 'youths' right now.

Fine boy Duke. I hope him drop something for the boys.

Donald Duke too na thief. He just squander the money him thief. Tinapa remains the whitest of wasteful white elephant project in Africa. Never made any sense except in that empty head. The state is still under water because of Tinapa paying AMCON debt.

Donald Duke aid he went to University of Pennsylvania an Ivy League school. Turns out he has been lying.

Nigerian Youths, Your Leaders Are All Scammers.

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Bros leave that thing. When Donald was governor, he can never enter the street like this to advice people. When they get out of power they try to become close to the people .

Another thing is Donald Duke is Efik and from Calabar so it's more natural to communicate with the youths , but Ayade is from far away Obudu and is not familiar with Calabar , he seems out of place and out of touch most of the time ,like military era assigning random officers to govern state .

They are all the same, criminals!

Donald how is Simply Tacha Doing?

Better....

the honest truth is that, the average youth see Donald Duke as the only gov that develops calabar and they will listen to him. What calabar youth need now is someone they respect to talk to them. Ayade is really a disgrace to himself. ordinary maintaining existing roads and schools he can't.

Where have they all been that they are just coming out now.

He might have done that just to divert the attention of the prolooters to look his properties

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He may be the next victim of looting

Hmmm....

He's probably the only politician with genuine street credibility in Calabar.

this man

Let him address the real youths.... if he wouldn't be beaten... I think this are friends.. not youth...


Youths blood dey hot...




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ODJ124:
Let him address the real youths.... if he wouldn't be beaten... I think this are friends.. not youth...


Youths blood dey hot...




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You don't know how things work in life. He's addressing the street leaders that most of those hoodlums are under , and that's dignified and powerful enough to relay the message. The psychology is that Donald was in Town and spoke to the Youths . whether all the hoodlums where present or not , that fact is enough to calm the storm .

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You don't know how things work in life. He's addressing the street leaders that most of those hoodlums are under , and that's dignified and powerful enough to relay the message.

I hope so... it was said he went from Street to street..

Man of the people.

GreaterFuture:
Donald how is Simply Tacha Doing?

hmmm