Onari Duke’s Uncommon Charm
Although she has been out of office as First L a d y fo r s o m e time, Onari Duke , w i f e o f fo r m e r g ove r n o r o f C r o s s R i v e r S t a t e , D o n a l d D u ke , still has a place among the strikingly beautiful w i ve s o f f o r m e r s t a t e g ove r n o r s . S h e s t i l l possesses the charm and candour that made her a reference point when she held sway as F i r s t L a d y.
It will be recalled t h a t w h i l e s h e wa s in office, celebrity journalists usually s c ra m b l e d t o s n a p h e r p i c t u r e t o g ra c e t h e c ove r s o f t h e i r magazines. Also, her handsome husband comes across as a stylish man, making the couple two of a ki n d . T h e i r ra n ki n g o n the social scene is also something to write home about.
Their presence at h i g h - o c t a n e eve n t s has always not gone unnoticed, though the elegant former First Lady could be said to be selective about t h e s o c i a l eve n t s h e attends.
Duke , a legal p r a c t i t i o n e r, a n e n t r e p r e n e u r, a certified mediation/ dispute resolution consultant and philanthropist, is the managing partner of the l a w f i r m o f D u ke & B o b - m a n u e l . S h e s e r ve s a s t h e E xe c u t i ve C h a i r m a n , Allied Merchants & Broke r s L i m i t e d , a merchandising and broke ra g e f i r m .
U n l i ke some other first ladies who discontinued their pet projects immediately after leaving office, she is s t i l l b u s y w i t h h e r own p r o j e c t , C h i l d S u r v i va l and Development organisation of Nigeria, C S - D O N . T h e NGO, which wa s s e t u p in 2002, wa s b o r n e o u t of the need to create a p l a t fo r m w h e r e p e o p l e can come together to h e i g h t e n a d vocacy, c r e a t e a wa r e n e s s a n d ra i s e f u n d s fo r c a n c e r p a t i e n t s a c r o s s We s t Africa.