The outspoken Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday shocked many Nigerians when he declared that it was former President Olusegun Obasanjo that made him governor.
According to Akpabio, who spoke at the 75th birthday party organised for Chief Obasanjo in Lagos, it was the former president's insistence on fairness and due process that made it possible for him to become governor, against all odds, especially from enemies within the PDP.
“At that time, I didn’t know anyone and I had no sponsor, but for Baba’s fairness and insistence on fair play and deepening of democracy, I would not have become the governor of the state. I and the people of Akwa Ibom State are grateful for his fairness and that insistence that the right process should be followed,” the performing governor said.
Like baba like his son.
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Posted: at 7-03-2012 12:47 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Alphamale at 7-03-2012 12:55 PM (12 years ago) (m)
I thought the people of his state (Akwa- Ibom) made him governor. This has further confirmed my fears about Nigeria style of democracy.
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