Godswill Akpabio

October 15, 2013

‘We have lost 9 children to car accidents’: Akwa Ibom community pleads for gov’t primary school

While the current cult clash has continued to claim several lives in the state, Youths and infants of Ewet Offot community in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State have asked the State government to establish a primary school for them to forestall further loss of lives of infants who trek long distances to attend schools in other... Read More

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October 7, 2013

Akpabio sacks 3 commissioners, “wishes them success in future endeavours”

by Oge Okonkwo According to reports, three commissioners and a special adviser have been dropped during a minor cabinet reshuffle in Akwa Ibom by Godswill Akpabio, governor of the state. In a statement made by the Commissioner for Information and Communications,Mr Aniekan Umanah, the commissioners affected are Transport, Mr Austin Mbeh; Economic Development, Mr Sunny... Read More

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September 23, 2013

Eric Osagie: Akpabio, loyalty and the president

by Eric Osagie Conversely, good leaders, in serving their people so well, demonstrate uncommon loyalty. Loyalty to God and loyalty to God’s people. So, we can in the same vein, safely conclude that Akpabio, Fashola, Oshiomhole, Dankwambo, are loyal leaders because they are working for the people. On another level, they are also loyal to... Read More

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September 16, 2013

PDP crisis: Drama in Abuja as ‘rebel’ governors consider Jonathan’s peace attempt

by Akan Ido The meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and governors of the Peoples Democratic Party who staged a walkout weeks ago during the party’s mini-convention in Abuja has been described as ‘fruitful.’ The president convened the meeting to iron out the contentious issues mitigating against peace in the party and to discuss ways of... Read More

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August 30, 2013

Hauwa Gambo: Why it is (now) difficult to feel sympathy for Suntai (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo No man, or group of people, has the right to punish an entire people simply because he wants to hold on to the trappings of office. We live in a sick nation. One that punishes its own people with the most ham-fisted, hopeless leadership one can find this side of the globe.... Read More

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August 24, 2013

A rejoinder: A brotherly advice to Governor Akpabio

by Helen Ukpaukure It bears mentioning here that none other than the government of the United States has described Akpabio as a future Nigerian leader to watch out for. This revelation came through Wikileaks, Julian Assange’s internet whistle-blowing site. Dele Momodu’s open letter to Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, with the above title,... Read More

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Gov. Akpabio rewards electrician for recovering his stolen dollars (Report)

by Akan Ido Money valued at over $250,000 which reportedly got missing in June from Governor Godswill Akpabio’s bedroom at the Akwa Ibom state governor’s lodge in Abuja has been recovered. Reports say the money was found by an electrician called in to undertake repairs on a faulty air-conditioner at the lodge. The money was... Read More

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Power play: Amaechi convenes NGF meeting, invites Jang, Akpabio, others

by Isi Esene In an apparent show of political might, the Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has called for a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. Amaechi who was the acclaimed winner of the forum’s chairmanship election has been side-tracked by the Jonah Jang led faction of the NGF supported by several other governors. According... Read More

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Peace at last? Amaechi and PDP to settle out of court

by Rachel Ogbu There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Rotimi Amaechi as new reports emerge suggesting reconciliation with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yesterday, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State said that the problems in the party between some governors and... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Akwa Ibom and its much touted ‘uncommon transformation’

by Olusegun Adeniyi But whenever I finally do visit and can spend some days, I will not only look at what the governor has done, I will also try to match his much-trumpeted “uncommon transformation” against the enormous resources that have been available to him in the last six years… About eight years ago, a... Read More

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Opinion: When our governors went gaga in the spirit of Children’s Day

by Gbenga Omotoso ….Ever seen a Nigerian election without blood, blows and bullets? Aren’t they the badges of a great election, which you all proudly wear? THEY were in an unusually foul mood. Puffy faces. Red eyes. Lips firmly wedged together in a desperate bid to block the anger threatening to tear through their stomachs... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: The NGF election and the dangers ahead

by Olusegun Adeniyi Nigerians need not look too far for the real culprits in the saga of election manipulations in our country: The faces of the bad losers in the NGF election seem very much familiar. Shame! Very early in 1993, the State House Correspondents (of which I was one, reporting for African Concord) held... Read More

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Abimbola Adelakun: Good luck, Governor Amaechi

by Abimbola Adelakun Amaechi, last time I checked, is a member of the PDP and a beneficiary of all the political capital and the repressive might the party wields. The drama involving Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State and certain political goons is approaching a climax. What started as a governor-family affair has, somehow, managed... Read More

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NGF crisis: Gov. Jonah Jang’s faction set to open new secretariat

by Rachel Ogbu Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang’s faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum are planning to open a secretariat in Abuja. The new secretariat plan was because of the division in the forum and some party members supporting the other Chairman of the Forum, Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, were not going to... Read More

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How to rig a 35-man vote – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze “God is a democrat, does not support rigging but if you rig and succeed, that means God approves of it.” – Governor Jang Good morning and happy Monday. I hope you had a good rest this weekend, not the kind of rest that the Plateau and Akwa Ibom blazers had. You see,... Read More

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Opinion: NGF crisis – The pro-Jonathan faction has lost this one

by Wale Odunsi An election and not a selection was what they all agreed to conduct. Also their claim that it was wrong for the incumbent to be in office and still conduct the election really does not hold water. If events surrounding the chairmanship election of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are anything to go... Read More

Amaechi is a traitor and would be treated as one – Dokubo-Asari

by Akan Ido The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has described the governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as a “traitor”. Dokubo-Asari said the governor would be treated as one for daring to confront the president on government policies and issues regarding the 2015 elections. The ex-militant said... Read More

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Confusion reigns as Gov. Jang holds inaugural meeting as NGF Chairman

The Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, who claimed he was the duly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), has thanked his colleagues for the confidence reposed in him to serve them as the leader of NGF and pledged to work for the interest of the Forum and country. Governor Jang made these remarks... Read More

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NGF election series: Amaechi’s camp claim to have video showing a free and fair election

Governors backing the newly reelected chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, had premonition that the keenly contested election might become tumultuous, so they requested one of them to secretly video the poll, multiple sources close to the governors have told PREMIUM TIMES. With his mobile phone, an unnamed governor secretly captured most of... Read More

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Amaechi’s victory and its effect on Jonathan’s 2015 ambition (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Though Governor Amaechi isn’t a saint, it became a case of ‘lesser of two evils’. His victory is seen as a huge blow to President Goodluck Jonathan’s ambition to seek re-election in 2015. Yesterday, the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), consisting of all the 36 state governors of the federation held its... Read More

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It wasn’t me: Jonathan denies involvement in NGF elections saga

by Isi Esene With speculations rife about the involvement of the Presidency in the high-powered politicking and horse-trading that characterised the chairmanship election of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), President Goodluck Jonathan has come all out to deny any involvement in the intrigues following the election. The election which took place at the Rivers state... Read More

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How Amaechi beat Jang to retain NGF seat; Akpabio, Mimiko, others cry foul

by Isi Esene The election of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum has attracted controversy with opposing governors alleging that the election was rigged in his favour. In the keenly contested election which took place of Friday at the Rivers State Government lodge, Abuja, Amaechi defeated Governor Jonah Jang... Read More

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Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg expected in Nigeria next month

by Isi Esene There are reports that the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg will be visiting Akwa Ibom state in May this year. This was disclosed by Moses Siasia, the chairman of the Niger Delta Young Professionals, a non governmental group, while on a visit to the governor of the state, Godswill Akpabio. Siasia said Zuckerberg... Read More

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Opinion: The unfair mob attack on Governor Akpabio by the press

by Ekerete Udoh Today, the people of Akwa Ibom State are no longer at the bottomless pit of our collective national aspiration. They are now as aspirational, as mentally and psychologically-prepared to give their best in our march to self-sufficiency. For the past two weeks, the Nigerian mainstream and social media space has been inundated... Read More

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Akpabio, Nigeria’s number one parrot – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze On live TV and in the presence of Nigeria’s number one parrot, Don Akpabio apparently admitted to putting the fix on an election result, thus cementing his place in the stratosphere alongside such luminaries as Lucky Luciano. If you are new to this morning tonic, you can view previous pieces here. The Akwa Ibom head honcho... Read More

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Father Xmas: “I am giving all the state chairmen of the party N1 million each for Mr Biggs”- Governor Akpabio (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio was in one of his charitable moods on Sunday giving N1 million each to the six Chairmen of the Peoples’s Democratic Party (PDP) from the South-South geopolitical zone. The governors had met in Port Harcourt for a party reconciliation session. Akpabio’s extravagant gift came after a speech by the Delta... Read More

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Nasir El-Rufai: 2015: The Naked dancers and the two year marathon

by Nasir El-Rufai As all parties gear up towards 2015, we need to ask: Is President Jonathan capable of participating in the election without deliberately dividing the country along ethnic and religious lines for his short-term political gain? In a functional democracy, the arguments and divisions currently wracking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would... Read More

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February 2, 2013

Sullivan Chime is coming home in 2 weeks – Governor Akpabio on return from London

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State yesterday gave an assurance to Nigerians that ailing Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, who has been hospitalised in London since September 2012, would return to the country in the next two weeks. This is coming at a time Akpabio has promised to make public any activity of... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Obong Victor Attah: Godswill Akpabio was never one of the intellectuals in my cabinet

by Obong Victor Attah The governor says he is angry, but there is a world of difference between anger and blind fury. Even so anger remains one of the seven deadly sins and can never be superior to intellect as a driving force for good governance. For a very long time now I have stopped... Read More

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January 22, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Governors Amaechi, Akpabio and Suswam visit ailing Sullivan Chime in London

by Akan Ido Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and two of his colleagues, Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom, and Gabriel Suswam, Benue, were spotted in Europe where they were said to have been to visit their ailing colleague, Sullivan Chime. Chime, the Enugu state governor (the third from the right), is said to be in... Read More

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