Hall of Fame ....The man Godswill Akpabio & Why they called him the other John Rockefeller

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By Mike Cerutti Osagie

The legendary Branch Rickey once postulated that "It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind"

And speaking of honour and awards From life, one may no doubt be easily mesmerized on seeing  the long list of awards bestowed on Nigeria's current 15th  President of the Senate in person of Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio CON



He had also before then   served as minister for Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2015.


* A PEEP AT AKPABIO' S AWARDS COLLECTIONS


The Congressional Certificate of Recognition of the United States Congress (2011)

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Africa Lifetime Achievement Prize awarded by Millennium Excellence Foundation in Kenya.

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The Gold Humanitarian Services Award of the Republic of Niger 2008 conferred on him by Niger’s Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Alhaji Moussa Ibrahim.[

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Exam Ethic Marshall 2009: Exam Ethic International, Ghana.*

Best Governor, Infrastructure Development 2009: BEN Television, London.

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Honorary citizen of the city of Georgia, New Jersey in United States

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National honours


Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON)

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Best Governor Infrastructure and Empowerment Award of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2012).

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Most Prolific Governor by the National Councillors’ Forum.

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Academic & professional honours



Doctorate of Management Science, Honoris Causa, Nigeria Defence Academy (2011).

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Doctorate of Law, Honoris Causa, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2010

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Doctorate of Law, Honoris Causa, University of Calabar, Calabar (2009).

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Doctorate of Law, Honoris Causa, University of Uyo, Uyo (2009).

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Doctorate of Public Administration (Honoris Causa), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (2009)

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Doctorate of Management Science (Honoris Causa) Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2011).

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Doctorate of Public Administration, Honoris Causa Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu (2013).

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Doctorate of Human Resource Management (Honoris Causa) Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo.

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Honorary Fellow of Nigeria Society of Engineers (2010) (Only fourteen non-engineers have so far been so honoured in Nigeria).

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Fellow, Kazaure Polytechnic, Kazaure (2008).

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Fellow of the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba (2011).

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Fellow of the College of Education, Bichi, and a host of others.

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Most Education Friendly Governor in Nigeria (2008) by the National Parent-Teacher Association.

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Best Booster Governor Award for Promoting Science, Technology and Mathematics by the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria.

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Goodwill Ambassador of the Nigerian Medical Association.

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Media honours


Best Governor in Africa, Africa Development Magazine.

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Governor of the Year 2012, Leadership (newspaper).

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Man of the Year 2011, Sun (newspaper).

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Best Governor in Nigeria and Outstanding Human Brand 2010: Billboard World.

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Man of the Year 2010: National Daily Newspaper

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Governor of the Year 2010: Nigerian Tribune.

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Award of Excellence for Outstanding Performance 2010: Nigeria Union of Journalists.

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Nigeria’s Emerging Tiger 2009: Thisday Newspapers.

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Man of the Year 2009: The Daily Independent (Lagos).

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Man of the Year 2009: National Daily Newspaper.

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2008 Most Outstanding Governor in Nigeria (South South): National Daily Newspaper.

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Governor of the Year (South-South): City People Magazine.

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Best Governor Infrastructure 2009: Encomium Magazine.

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Best Governor (South South): Encomium Magazine.

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Excellency Award as Best Governor South-South 2009: Global Excellence Magazine, amongst several others

It is no wonder  that some close circle of friends calls him the The Rockefeller of Africa, a tag after the globally celebrated John Davison Rockefeller Sr., the Dustin American business magnate and philanthropist. 

 Rockefeller was born into a large family in Upstate New York who moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland. He became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beginning at age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. 



Rockefeller is famed for his life of good giving to the society and that is perhaps the nexus between Akpabio and the  American, unfortunately when formers name is being mentioned..much is spoken of his political pedigree than his life of giving to humanity both at home and abroad..

* Osagie is a professional writer & Publisher / Editor- In- Chief of the soon to berth RichList Magazine

He can be contacted via : chiefcerrutti@gmail.com or + 234 7042641895( WhatsApp ✋)


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