Browsing: Governor Godswill Akpabio

Anenih, who said they visited the state to discuss with him about party matters to benefit from the wealth of his experience, not to inspect development projects, lauded Akpabio’s development strides, appealing to him to ensure a good and responsible person is allowed to succeed him as governor in 2015

This was revealed by the Akwa Ibom State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Josephine Obi

At the official launch of the park called Home Office People Environment (Hope City), Ghana’s President John Mahama said the initiative was a major intervention that will definitely transform the lives of Africans

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State made the appeal on Monday when the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Management, Hon. Ifedayo Adekunle, and the Chairman, House Committee on Public Petitions, Hon. Uzo Azubuike, paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Office, Uyo

A breakdown shows that N436 million fee was paid for West African Examinations Council, N46 million for National Business and Technical Examinations Board while N238 million went to schools’ heads for logistics

Akpabio, who was speaking on Friday during a traditional marriage between Innocent Idibia (Tuface), the music icon, and Anie Macaulay at The Apostolic Church High School, Esit Urua in Eket Local Government Area, berated the slow pace and shoddy work by the contractor handling the road

Akpabio, who was at the pre-wedding party on Friday, also promised to send 30 men from the state to attend the couple’s white wedding in Dubai, United Arab Emirate

President of the forum, General Reuben Wilson, said in an interview in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday that although he and other former militant leaders took the pains to locate the six foreigners who were kidnapped in Bayelsa State last week and secured their freedom at no cost, the incident did not paint the region in good light

The tenure of the incumbent Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Rivers State, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, is to end in April 2013

While contending that the PDPGF will not compete with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, he said it will rather hasten decision making process since other parties such as the Action Congress of Nigeria and the All Nigeria Peoples Party also have similar bodies

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Barrister Godswill Akpabio, emerged as the chairman of the newly-formed group

There was no official statement on why the meeting was called, but it was gathered that President Jonathan conveyed it so as to be able to calm frayed nerves

Umanah stated that the herculean-task of turning a mere pedestrian Akwa Ibom State to an investment destination and a state of choice within five years by Governor Godswill Akpabio needed not be truncated by an untested hand

Akpabio, who stated this Wednesday when executive members of Akwa Esop Imaisong Ibibio, led by Ntisong Ibibio 111, Ntisong Essien Ekidem, paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office, Uyo, said he would only oppose the election of a governorship candidate said to be lacking in vision and capability to continue with the current development tempo of Akwa Ibom

You could just have performed if you have the vision and sincerity. If you have the passion and commitment, you could also have also impacted on the lives of your people if you do not have ulterior motive and this has been the problem. So I am building the state from the scratch as if Akwa Ibom was born today. It wasn’t born today

Akpabio, who stated this on Friday after an inspection tour of the park, commended the space of work done, noting that soon the contractors would commence landscaping of the project

The state said these were clear demonstrations of its commitment to building bridges across religious divides

Akpabio, who said this on Tuesday when the National Chairman of Nigeria Inter-religious Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Vice Chairman of the council and Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office, Uyo, said some religious leaders preach one thing and do the reverse

Governor Godswill Akpabio, who gave the hint during an interactive meeting between Polish investors and the Akwa Ibom State business community at the Government House Banquet Hall, Uyo, said the delegation on return from the trip would meaningfully replicate the investment ideas in the state

Akpabio had last week told newsmen that Chime would return to the country in less than 10 days