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Governor Akpabio Must End Abuse Of Akwa Ibom State Funds By Premium Times by blog4all(m): 11:33pm On Jul 29, 2013
http://blog4all-com..com/2013/07/governor-akpabio-must-end-abuse-of-akwa.html

Governor Godswill Akpabio frequently leased luxury private planes from Vista jet before finally buying one last year


Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state holds the irritating record of being Nigeria’s most openly profligate governor. He is a father christmas — throwing outlandish cash gifts at politicians, activists, musicians, journalists and whoever captures his fancy. He moves around with bales of mint-fresh cash, spending extravagantly and making reckless donations at public events.

Yet the funds he is wasting does not belong to him. They belong to tax payers in Akwa Ibom State who have continued to wallow in poverty, disease and insecurity despite the huge oil revenue the oil-rich state receives every month. Rather than pull majority of his people out of poverty, Mr. Akpabio has become a waste pipe, frittering away the collective wealth of his people while managing to beautify the state capital to create the impression he is developing the state.

Mr. Akpabio’s incautious spending escalated months after he took office in 2007, when he became a near constant guest at child naming ceremonies, marriages, funerals and sundry events. And he never failed to give zing to such events with multimillion naira donations, Toyota cars and SUVs for whoever caught his fancy.

These are not subjective reports, they are facts well known in that state.
Nothing speaks to the impoverishment of a state, whose leader brandishes so much wealth, than the celebrations that often erupt in praise of the donations. Many hail the governor’s gifts as generosity of spirit, and only a few dare complain.

Mr. Akpabio’s recent controversial donations and dealings, only replicate a trend well established in Akwa Ibom for six years.
His donation of a N50 million award for Nollywood, two SUVs to Tuface Idibia, and wife, Annie, and the acquisition of an exotic multimillion dollar bullet-proof sprinter luxury vans from US-based Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC), have sparked outrage.
On Saturday, the governor, ever money and power drunk, unilaterally donated N230 million on behalf of the newly-formed PDP Governors Forum to President Goodluck Jonathan’s hometown church. There are indications many of the governors did not give him their nods to make any donation on their behalf.


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Re: Governor Akpabio Must End Abuse Of Akwa Ibom State Funds By Premium Times by Nobody: 12:47am On Jul 30, 2013
POOR PEOPLE ALWAYS COMPLAIN
Re: Governor Akpabio Must End Abuse Of Akwa Ibom State Funds By Premium Times by iRepFactmart: 8:59am On Jul 30, 2013
Lol...abeg see beef, wetin be your own...I'll suggest you go find a better job than propagate what you know little of....mtcheeew

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