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Donald Duke By Nimat Otori Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has been indicted for the current problem of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state as he was accused of foisting autocratic leadership style on the party.
The former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, who made the accusation, said his predecessor, Liyel Imoke, destroyed all the elements of democracy which he and others laboured to build over the years.
According to him, things started nose diving for the party during the era of Imoke as governor between 2007 – 2015.
READ ALSOWhy Nigerian men no longer marry foreigners – Koko Kalango ‘‘However, post 2007, the party’s fortune started ebbing. An autocratic leadership style emerged, communication with its followers declined and emergence in the party was determined largely not by the party constitution or structures but by the whims of the state’s chief executive.