ADVERTORIAL :Youth Progressive Initiative In The North Salutes President Buhari For Wise Decision Of Appointing Akpabio A Minister
"A sign of good leader is not how many follower you have but how many leaders you create" -Mahatma Gandhi
It takes
wisdom and courage to lead. And as Gandhi aptly pointed out, it also takes exceptional
qualities to recognize men with the mettle and substance to make significant
contribution and to help drive your vision of taking Nigeria to the Next Level.
Indeed the
decision to nominate Senator (Dr) Goodwill Obot Akpabio, CON as a minister to
serve in your cabinet can only be described as wise, timely and a masterstroke.
It is testament to your qualities as a leader who has the best intension for
the country.
In the choice of Akpabio, Mr President, you
have confirmed that those who have served with selfless spirit, dedication and
loyalty, even at personal cost, will have opportunities to continue to strive
to improve lives of their fellow country.
Sen. Akpabio, qualifications and records of
accomplishment in the many position he has held in Akwa Ibom State, and in the
senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria demonstrates his competence, skill
dedication and zeal to serve the good people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He is imminently qualified for such and office and has the loyalty to grit to
excel in it.
For the avoidance of doubt, Sen. Akpabio’s
qualities and track record has also been recognized by some of the most
critical and discerning mind of God has blessed the country with.
It is in the praise that the eminent writer,
public intellectual and Nobel Laureate Prof.
Wole Soyinka said:
“While others
are busy enriching themselves, it is heartwarming to note that there is somebody with conscience who is involve in
rescuing the younger generation. I thank governor Akpabio for bringing the rest
up to enjoy the things we also enjoyed. I command him to the massive
transformation of the state.”
“While others
are busy enriching themselves, it is heartwarming to note that there is somebody with conscience who is involve in
rescuing the younger generation. I thank governor Akpabio for bringing the rest
up to enjoy the things we also enjoyed. I command him to the massive
transformation of the state.”
Indeed, in his tenure as governor of Akwa
Ibom State, between 2007 and 2015, Sen. Akpabio put his brilliant to task of
making the state one of the most developed in the country. The legacies he has
left behind in those years of service to the state are there for all to see. A
few of them include:
·
Built over
4, 000 classrooms in blocks and rehabilitated over 1, 183 schools
·
Completed
and commissioned the Ibom international Airport, from site- clearing leave into
one of the finest and most modern airports in the country
·
Constructed
the Ibom e-Library, West Africa’s first library, with capacity for multifarious
internet usage and over 70 million downloadable e-books.
·
Constructed
Ibom Specialist Hospital ,Uyo with complementary cottage hospitals all over the
state
·
Undertook
comprehensive rural electrification scheme, which achieve over 90 per cent
electricity coverage of the entire state from the initial 35 per cent.
·
Boosted
agriculture in the state with the disbursement of N4 billion loan facilities to
rural farmers at 0% interest rate, as the result of which he was duly and
rightly awarded the Centre Bank of Nigeria Award as the best Governor
infrastructure in 2012.
·
Implement
the free education programme from primary to senior secondary school in the
state, as undertaking periodic trainings of thousands of fresh graduates in
farming with take-of grant of N500, 000 to each participant.
·
Rapid
development of infrastructure in the state in the aspect of massive and
comprehensive road, and bridge constructions linking the entire state; construction
of modern facilities like the
These achievements are in no way the pinnacle
of his accomplishment as he won election into the senate of the Federal
Republic, to continue to serve the people. Here again, Sen. Akpabio, a learned lawyer,
distinguished himself as law maker per excellence and an advocate for the teeming population of his
senatorial zone. He did not only stop at legislating but continued to improved
infrastructure for his electorates.
Indeed send. Akpabio excelled in his
community project by:
·
Providing
solar-powered boreholes in nine markets across Akwa Ibom North West senatorial
District
·
Initiating a
yearly bursary of N50, 000 each to hundreds of students and N100, 000 each in
scholarship to 20 students annually in the senatorial zone.
·
Providing
hospital equipment, construction of new classrooms and improving facilities in
schools across the senatorial zone, as well as a brand new skills acquisition center
at Ikot Ekpene.
These are only tips of the monumental iceberg
of Sen. Akpabio’s accomplishment as a distinguishing senator.
It is little wonder then that sen. Akpabio
has received recognition for his dedication to improving the lot of the ordinary
Nigeria from reputable individuals and bodies locally and internationally.
The United
States Congress in 2011
awarded him the congressional
certificate of recognition for his strides on behalf of the people. And he
was duly awarded the National Merit Award of commander of the order of the
Niger (CON) and numerous Honoris Causa degrees by several Nigerian universities
Even the watchdogs of society, the media,
have recognized Sen. Akpabio’s landmark achievements in all facets of public
service and good governance that he has various times been honoured with Man of the Year 2012 by leadership News
pepper, after he had been awarded the sun News pepper Man of the year 2011, among numerous other award.
Mr. President, in the bringing Sen. Akpabio
to the center to selflessly serve the Nigerian populace as a minster, you have
indeed identified an individual with the uncommon will to transform the lives
of Nigerians and to Contribute his significant quota to the success of his
administration.
We are in no doubt that with men in the caliber
of sen. Akpabio in your cabinet, the drive to take Nigeria to the Next level is
not only a political mantra but a promise of combination has stoked to keep.
This confidence in your government and your desire to deliver on your campaign
promises. For this singular wise and reassuring move, we thank you, Mr.
President.
Long Live President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.
Long Lives the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!!
SIGNED BARR ALIYU SULEIMAN,Esq
Secretary
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