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 the Governors Forum,
which negates the principles
setting it up, even as he insisted
that the forum would continue to
work in harmony with the
Federal Government. Akpabio
visited Chime in a London
hospital, in the company of
Governors Gabriel Suswam and
Chibuike Amaechi of Benue and
Rivers states respectively.
Speaking with airport
correspondents on arrival from
London, U
nited Kingdom at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport
(MMIA), Lagos, Akpabio, who
visited Chime in London hospital
recently, declared that the ailing
governor was now hale and
hearty and capable of ruling the
state upon his arrival. Akpabio
admonished Nigerians to always
trust their representatives and
warned against playing politics
with people’s health.
His words: “I was part of the
delegation that visited the
governor in London and I
brought a message of goodwill
to His Excellency, the governor of
Enugu State and like I said, we
must learn to mourn with those
who mourn and rejoice with
those who rejoice. We should not
play politics out of people’s
health. “For me, I’m very grateful
to God that Governor Chime has
recovered fully and he would be
assuming duties within the next
10 days
. It’s not something that any
Nigerian should be sad about;
rather, we should be happy and
we should pray that he’s
returning to the country within
10 days from today and he
would be in the Government
House in Enugu on his seat as
the governor of the state. I can
confirm that because I had
interactions with him and he’s in
good health and he’s recovering.
Once the doctors give him the go
ahead, he will be in the office.
You can quote me.”
Speaking on the allegation that
the Governors’ Forum was
gradually becoming a cartel and
working against the Federal
Government and the Nigerian
people, Akpabio, denied such
claims, vowing that he would not
be a party to any association or
forum that would attempt to
bring down President Goodluck
Jonathan and his team, even as
he described such allegation as
baseless. He insisted that the
Governors’ Forum should actually
be a major collaborator with the
Federal Government, maintaining
that they are part and parcel of
government, which should work
together to uplift the living
conditions of Nigerians. He said:
“I will not be a party to anything
that will attempt to pull down the
government of President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and
that I’m assuring you.
The allegation they are making is
news to my ears. I’ve not been
around the country for a while
and I don’t know what is going
on. Definitely, when I get in, I will
observe things and if I should
find out that the Governors’
Forum is what they are saying,
you will hear me., I will shout out.
“For now, I want to reassure
Nigerians that the Governors’
Forum means well for the
country; majority of us are
behind Mr. President and we are
determined to work together
collectively so that we have one
monopolistic democracy in
Nigeria, the government that can
deliver the dividends for the
good of Nigeria. I think that is all
that matters.
There is no room for any
acrimony. I will not be a party to
any divisive tendency that will
tend to turn the forum into a
kind of a trade union. I will not
support that.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/chime-back-to-work-in-2-weeks-akpabio/

Oga thank u hope the doubting thomases wld now leave our governor alone and find other things to occupy their interest.

..and d countdown begins..

like we were meant to believe the sooner arrival of Umar Yar'Adua!

overdrive: Oga thank u hope the doubting thomases wld now leave our governor alone and find other things to occupy their interest.

after going how many months AWOL?
You people get what you deserve

seanet01:
after going how many months AWOL?
You people get what you deserve

Yes, they got good governance.

And when did Akpabio become Enugu state commissioner of Information? Rubbish.

@topic,

yeah, whatever!

patimore: And when did Akpabio become Enugu's state commissioner of Information? Rubbish.

it beats me hollow.