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| Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by AnonPoet(op): 8:28am On Oct 23 |
“You were the Governor of Cross River when Bakassi was ceded to Cameroon—you couldn’t do a thing because you were no local champion.” — Diri fires back at Donald Duke over Coastal Road remark, declares Bayelsa’s terrain conquerable! Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has hit back at former Cross River Governor Donald Duke, insisting that roads and bridges can be built despite Bayelsa’s tough terrain. Diri also warned Duke over what he called an insulting posture on national television, declaring: “If you claim you don’t know me, I don’t know you either!”
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| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by AlbertNewton: 8:37am On Oct 23 |
I feel these two fellows have other quarrels beyond the Costal Highway controversy. 4 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by seunmsg(m): 8:40am On Oct 23 |
Donald Duke fell off so badly. This guy singlehandedly ruined the finances of Cross River till today. He took heavy loans to construct Tinapa and Obudu, two projects that failed woefully. Today, he's a very that President Tinubu is building the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway that Niger Deltans have been asking for for years. I'm glad a lot of Niger Deltans have responded to him in the appropriate language. For a failed governor who doesn't even know when not to play politics, he's getting the insults he really deserved. For me, he's worse than a jester. He is a traitor to the Niger Delta struggle. 74 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by HIGHESTPOPORI(m): 10:02am On Oct 23 |
seunmsg:Nigerians are wiser,Duke is one of the best Governors with no Efcc criminal case like the drug baron. 70 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by 9jatriot(m): 10:25am On Oct 23 |
Donald Duke fall some of us hands sha. We know lamba king to be a rumbler but there are some of us who expected more from Duke. Till date I have not heard one candidate, definitely not from the North say anything about the Badagry-Sokoto highway. They do not care if an EIA was done, how much it is and all the grammar southerners like talking about. The senators in that region will keep ensuring that the road gets the funding it needs while folks like Abaribe will likely be strifling funding to the Lagos-Calabar expressway. I like they way the president did not even allow it be open for debates by certain clowns who only care about their pockets 29 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by BigkokoRep: 10:32am On Oct 23 |
Tufiakwaaaa...... Like TINAPA & OBUDU Cattle Ranch isn't the number one tourism location in Nigeria with the first European styled cable car, or Donald Duke wasn't the one who built it. Liars crawling out because of an abominable heroin trafficker? Tufiakwaaa!! seunmsg: 39 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Newsmills: 10:43am On Oct 23 |
When the two faces are scrutinized properly,what do you see.One showing good parental upbringing and the other not,one has public spirit the other spirit of the age,one has ability to prejudge values the other has not and one with asymmetric knowledge of the value of information and identiability of benefits and raise design challenges and the other not. Choose the most appropriate. 1 Like |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by BigkokoRep: 10:44am On Oct 23 |
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| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Validated: 10:55am On Oct 23 |
seunmsg:Name one thing Tinubu built in Lagos. He repainted Marwa schools and claimed to have built it. From Apapa to Oshodi was 7 hours journey. From Ogba to Festac was 6 hours. From Narina to 7 up was robbery den. Under-bridge in any part of Lagos was criminal hideous He put demarcation on Agidingbi road and demarcation on what is now Kudirat Abiola way. That was all for 8 years. 29 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by seunmsg(m): 10:57am On Oct 23 |
Validated:Why should I waste my time explaining anything to a propagandist and liar? 54 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Validated: 11:03am On Oct 23 |
seunmsg:You have nothing to sell, Tinubu failed in Lagos, he has again showcased himself at national level as a monumental failure. In 2023, you lot lied to Nigerians that "Tinubu built Lagos", today Nigerians know better. 23 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by AndroBlaze: 12:15pm On Oct 23*. Modified: 1:03pm On Oct 23 |
HIGHESTPOPORI:Did you even read what he wrote? I don't understand some of you sef.... is not stealing money the only thing that is required for you to be a successful governor? Why then do you hate Buhari so much then if not stealing is all you care about, since he has a better record than anyone when it comes to that? Someone gambled his states future on two White elephant projects that almost 20 years they have not recovered from and you are saying he is the best because he did not steal money.......na wa oooooo. 13 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by FSBoperator: 12:33pm On Oct 23 |
Duke has always been an embittered spoilt,overrated and spoilt child in a man's body. 5 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by MEGAWATCH: 12:34pm On Oct 23 |
What do you expect a state governor to do in an international conflicts between Nigeria and Cameroon? A case that was before the international courts? Most of these governors are pure Idiots, that is why they couldn't do any meaningful thing in their state than stealing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 12 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by ClassicMan202(m): 12:36pm On Oct 23 |
APC really senseless o So Donald Duke go go f!ght federal government and UN to keep bakassi? 15 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Gotocourt: 12:38pm On Oct 23 |
The total estimated cost for the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is approximately ₦15 trillion (around $11 billion to $12.5 billion). Nigeria can't fund this projects from IGR and Loans (in & out). |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Iceberg3: 12:39pm On Oct 23 |
seunmsg:See yoruba man open mouth dey call others TRAITOR!...when it's on record that Yoruba are the one and only that betrayed the only Nigerian Delta president! 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Godownsit: 12:41pm On Oct 23 |
seunmsg:Your comment is more of maligning than constructive criticism on the person and leadership of Donald Duke. Donald Duke was one of the performed governor in his time. If the Obudu Ranch is not working anymore, ask those that came after him, because I can still recall vividly that during Jonathan's regime, he went there for vacation. Remember that Duke left office in 2007. Your maligning is out of place and bile filled. 17 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by fuke(m): 12:43pm On Oct 23 |
AndroBlaze:Yes, now. He is an excellent governor, like their angulu fraud. who put Anambras' money in his bank while doctors and teachers remained unpaid. 4 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Mary95(f): 12:43pm On Oct 23 |
They are all the same. Only fighting for individual's pocket. 1 Like |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by FSBoperator: 12:45pm On Oct 23 |
Thank you governor Diri. The lie that the northern military used as an excuse in not reinvesting in the Niger Delta but instead in the north was that geography and terrain were a hindrance. As per this Duke , it is common knowledge that when he was governor, the powers that be in Cross River told him to concentrate on governance and leave politics for them that were in the PDP. Duke ran to Lagos after his tenure and for some reason blames Lagos for Cross River losing its oil producing status after Bakassi was secceded under his nose and oil wells to Akwa Ibom. Ibom people that are still the life blood of Calabar as they are the only ones ready to do real work like taxi drivers, mechanics, restaurant owners , cleaners , dry cleaners , etc ,- the people that make things work have left Calabar and gone back home to develop their state. Duke left Imoke with heavy debts one of which was his light rail project to connect the Calabar airport to Tinapia and all the way to Obudu. Go to the car park at the Calabar airport just by the exist point and you will see a plaque commissioned by Duke for a light rail project which never happened. Duke was never a Calabar boy by the way. He schooled in Sokoto and has more northerners as his "friends". This is same Duke that asked NOI witch not to accept an appointment from GEJ so as not to give Jonathan govt credibility. Duke is petty as ever. He even brought the disaster that is that Obudu boy (can't remember his name) that nearly destroyed Calabar . Thank God for Prince Otu. I was in Calabar last Christmas. I flew in on discounted Calabar Air and Calabar Christmas festival was the bomb . If not that I am travelling to the Seychelles this year, I would have preferred Calabar again but I know my madam didn't appreciate all the finest thing in life that made angels fall when we were there last year. I am just happy that Diri is speaking for Niger Delta and that Sokoto boarding house boy should shut his mouth. 8 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Godownsit: 12:45pm On Oct 23 |
ClassicMan202:Diri doesn't know that it wasn't within Duke's or his government purview to fight for Bakassi land claiming. It was the FG that was sued by Cameroon government. If the fight is between state to state, that's justifiable but the issue is between country to country. 1 Like |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by ufotunang: 12:46pm On Oct 23 |
Lagos calabar coastal road of fraud and deceit 1 Like |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Sheuns(m): 12:46pm On Oct 23 |
What were you expecting Donald Duke to do about bakassi being ceded to Cameroon when he was governor? Is this one even aware of the situation surrounding that peninsula? 4 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Mrchippychappy(m): 12:48pm On Oct 23 |
Na Governor dey fight for his territory Abi na president? Many of these Nigerian governors no nothing about constitutional powers 2 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Mrchippychappy(m): 12:50pm On Oct 23 |
Sheuns:Na illiterates dey govern at the highest level in Nigeria. Wetin he want governor to do when president already allowed it? 1 Like |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Upritman(m): 12:50pm On Oct 23 |
Diri is very jobless to have spent these minutes to defend Tinubu's corruption route. The sad part is that if he were truly on the side of the opposition, he would have still condemned this project. Talking about small Bayelsa and meagre resources is very hypocritical. Nothing has changed about Bayelsa comparing its size and huge resources that should justify Donald Duke to visit your swamps and one city under developed state. And coming to talk about Bakkasi to spite Duke is simply a sheer demonstration of ignorance. So you wanted Gov Duke then to fight or oppose President Obasanjo or the International Court alone? All these BoiBoi Governor eh. 3 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by ufotunang: 12:50pm On Oct 23 |
Bakassi is a federal government matter not state. Nigeria lost the bakassi issues through court case .. |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by FSBoperator: 12:52pm On Oct 23 |
Sheuns:Obasanjo ceded not only Bakassi but all our territorial waters to Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe. The oil being drilled in Sao Tome and Principe falls under Nigeria's territorial waters. The thief Obasanjo ceded Bakassi and thus automatically our terroririal waters to Sao Tome so that he and Arthur Eze can own the offshore oil wells. Foolish duke as a governor had every right to oppose Obasanjo ceding a part of Bakassi to Cameroun and the terroririal waters of Nigeria to both Sao Tome and Equatorial Guinea. At that time it was only Florence Ita-Giwa making noise over the issue while Duke was playing his saxophone. 5 Likes |
| Re: Governor Diri Fires Back At Donald Duke Over Coastal Road Remark by Dricker: 12:55pm On Oct 23 |
BigkokoRep:leave them...apc rats..any leader with vision knows that tourist can generate revenues for the government..bitterness + tribalism+religion =apc supporters 1 Like |
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