Lalasticlala, Mynd44

TSOM:
Power supply has improved. Daily power supply averaging at 12 hours in areas connected to the power grid is probably the highest in the country. Some areas even get uninterrupted electric power supply for days at length, which is praiseworthy.

Road infrastructures have continued towing the path of the Akpabio vision. He gets a pass mark for that too.

Still he needs to hasten his industrialization strides. There are several companies which need to be revived. ALSCON is one of such.
Companies in Itu whose machineries are in disrepair need urgent attention.

And he needs to tone down his bickering with Nsima Ekere, the NDDC Chairman. Both are doing well for the state and shouldn't hinder the other from playing his part to further develop her.

TSOM:
Power supply has improved. Daily power supply averaging at 12 hours in areas connected to the power grid is probably the highest in the country. Some areas even get uninterrupted electric power supply for days at length, which is praiseworthy.

Road infrastructures have continued towing the path of the Akpabio vision. He gets a pass mark for that too.

Still he needs to hasten his industrialization strides. There are several companies which need to be revived. ALSCON is one of such.
Companies in Itu whose machineries are in disrepair need urgent attention.

And he needs to tone down his bickering with Nsima Ekere, the NDDC Chairman. Both are doing well for the state and shouldn't hinder the other from playing his part to further develop her.

SamuelAnyawu:
Please what is FDI?

TonyeBarcanista:

Foreign Direct Investment

SamuelAnyawu:



So Akwa Ibom has an Increased FDI more than Ogun?

TonyeBarcanista:

That is a FACT! It is absolutely the fact going by statistics from National Bureau of Statistics.

Udom is the bomb

Okay ooooooh

Tho i have been to both states recently for a World bank Assisted programme i know wetin dey on ground

SamuelAnyawu:



Okay ooooooh Tho i have been to both states recently for a World bank Assisted programme i know wetin dey on ground

TonyeBarcanista:

Good that you have acknowledged Udom's stride. As for Nsima Ekere (NDDC MD I think), the dude has been using his federal position to try to undermine Udom and stuff.

Ekere should be the one to leave Udom alone

TSOM:

Everyone who's in the know about the happenings in Akwa Ibom State would attest to Udom Emmanuel's positive thinking.

The man seems obsessed with electrification and commissions power substations every alternate month.

Trump and Kim might implode everything and start a world war, Putin might wipe off half of Ukraine to claim its territory...but one thing is certain; when you arrive in Akwa Ibom, you'd be sure to go to bed with your electric bulbs on. Even the opposition parties in the state have grudgingly admitted that.

Oddly, I don't think Nsima Ekere of the NDDC is undermining Udom's power. The rivalry (when it doesn't get violent) has been good news for Akwa-Ibomites.

The rivalry with Udom is probably one reason why Nsima Ekere is determined to outperform his NDDC predecessors.

He's tarred and widened inner city roads and streets in Uyo, built entirely new roads in Mkpat Enin, Ikot Abasi, Oron and Ibiono Ibom L.G.As amongst countless others. He's footed the medical bills of so many others too.

The fact is, at the basic level, Akwa-Ibomites aren't really interested who wins the PDP-APC rivalry as long as good governance is ensured, as long as it opens up more opportunities for us and further cements our place at the top, we'd go with it.
It's the reason why everyone supported Senators Udo Udoma and Ita Enang when Buhari appointed them, PDP and APC alike. It's the reason why we all cheered when Nsima Ekere was appointed as the NDDC Director-General and when Eng. Ben Ukpong was appointed as one of the six NPC Federal Commissioners.

It might come off as odd that we do not necessarily have to draw our political elites back based on their party affiliations but I have explained why.

If I had my way, the rivalry between Udom Emmanuel and Nsima Ekere would continue for years with both sitting atop powerful 'thrones'. Their rivalry has benefitted the state and if they keep going at it at the current rate, every state in the country would be trailing Akwa Ibom developmentally.

Luckily, on the whole, the PDP governors Akwa Ibom State has produced haven't been failures.

That storied achievement would always give the PDP the upper hand in Akwa Ibom State politics, always.