The Akwa Ibom Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has bagged the best Governor in Africa Award from an Accra-based Africa Development Magazine, for his unparalleled development strides in the state.
Presenting the Award on Tuesday night in Accra, Ghana, renowned Ghanaian Professor, Walter Alhassan, described Governor Akpabio as an icon of democracy and a good example of what leadership should represent for people.
Alhassan observed that available and verifiable facts singled out Chief Akpabio as a pride of Africa, worthy of emulation.
Speaking on behalf of the organizers, Soma Brown recounted the numerous achievements of the Akpabio administration in Akwa Ibom State, but particularly cited the free, compulsory and qualitative education policy; free medical care for pregnant women, children and the aged; and the massive infrastructural investment as key reasons for the award conferred on him.
Brown noted that the positive development in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria has given hope for the growth of democracy in Africa.
Receiving the award, Akpabio, who was represented by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Aniekan Umanah, thanked the magazine for considering him for the global honour.
-Theeagleonline
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