Fool you went to a developed country with well equipped hospital to receive treatment what happened to the hospitals in Nigeria or Akwaibom. Evil men all of you will die wicked souls

U pple are busy running ur mouth and draining ur mb on someone who doesn't even know u exist...its not as if he would read any shit here.abeg una don chop?

I don't understand. I thought they said Akpabio was declared wanted by EFCC, DSS, London Police and Interpol?

How come Sahara Reporters was able to locate him at a London hotel lobby, take pictures, and even call him to do an interview

The propaganda machine is kicking into high gear. Once they target you, you cannot even eat pounded yam in your house without a false story being weaved around it. Why is debit card maxing out such a great news

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GlorifiedTunde:


Choi! Nigerians can expose ehn!

Lesson: when you have power and opportunity, do good.

There will always be times you'll need the help of those you rule.

If he was a good governor and well respected leader, there's nothing wrong in the taker of this picture in taking up the bills.

But all said, Nigerian leaders will never learn - until they're stripped of that power

So are you the one who later paid for him since the hotel later accepted him ?

Tell them bro. Funny but true

henryhemon:


You are a smart man. Some of our youths are so senseless,all they want is to live fake lives buy expensive phones and drink garri in the nite,chase after useless things of life but do not think about our future,if we youths have sense those old men won't play games with us but we are all about ethnic and religious sentiments. Wake up Nigerian youths.

This story should not make front page as they are other corrupt people, who are in the same shoes with akpabio example Fashola, Tinubu etc and yet their corrupt antics are not clebrated in public like Akpabio......

We should stop celebrating corrupt wealth of the PDP and move this country forward.... I am in dere need of economic change not pursuing shadows in the name of corruption, probe etc ......

So a hotel now is a hospital right. This guys crockery knows no bound. Justice can never be denied u must be brought to justice.

Pendusky come and see life and what a world-class hotel looks like o.

Your only chance too see such in life.

See what the "great" Akpabio is enjoying while Akwa Ibom civil servants are owed months of salary.

He built a "world class" stadium for you though.

GlorifiedTunde:


Choi! Nigerians can expose ehn!

Lesson: when you have power and opportunity, do good.

There will always be times you'll need the help of those you rule.

If he was a good governor and well respected leader, there's nothing wrong in the taker of this picture in taking up the bills.

But all said, Nigerian leaders will never learn - until they're stripped of that power

take up the bill? that's a bloody expense hotel to offer to take up unexpected bills.
Also, why is he not respected, just like every other politician in Nigeria corrupt or not they all have supporters and rivals. for me as an Akwa Ibom indigene, I thing Akpabio performed quite well in office certainty better than any other Nigerian governor that I know of in the previous dispensation whether you believe it or not...

Code of conduct bureau is waiting for you Akpabio.

doublewisdom:
Still doesn't prove anything. Those pictures could have been taken somewhere/sometime before.

hahaha.......nairaland moderators dey deciv dem!!!....bliv dis @ur own dumb brain

Happiness87:
they all stole

you are right the probably all stole, but Akpabio is still the best governor in Nigeria in the last dispensation...
people often say, he only built a staduim in Akwa Ibom...

but they forget that education secondary and primary is FREE in Akwa Ibom state
Health Care is FREE for pregnant women, children under 5 yrs and 70 yrs above.
(this policies alone probably cost the state lots of money)

then most of the roads has been renovated in the state
new blocks were added to all government schools and old building renovated
then the stadium
the e-library (which people were complaining that he commissioned it before it was 100 percent as well.)
the Akwa Ibom Airport (international part is still getting some work done)
the pipe-jacking drainage system
Ibom tropicana (still not 100 percent but some parts functioning)
the hotels in ikot ekpene (even the Le Meridian at uyo was complete by him)
the Anniversary Hospital (which is functioning but not at 100 percent).


This is why I think he did very well in Akwa Ibom
(because even before now most people in other parts of the country knew nothing of Akwa Ibom, people kept claiming akwa ibomites are Igbo or Calabar)
people should look at the facts before we elect leaders, sure he might be dirty although it has yet been proven but he does have some humanity towards Nigeria, which is more than I can say for some other governors in the previous dispensation.

GlorifiedTunde:


Choi! Nigerians can expose ehn!

Lesson: when you have power and opportunity, do good.

There will always be times you'll need the help of those you rule.

If he was a good governor and well respected leader, there's nothing wrong in the taker of this picture in taking up the bills.

But all said, Nigerian leaders will never learn - until they're stripped of that power

And who told you that he needs you to take his bills ? Did this incidence happen today ? Have you heard anything like Akpabio was thrown out of his hotel room ? Or that Akpabio has been prosecuted for not paying his bills in UK? Or that he has been deported ? Keep deceiving yourself. Nigerians are always playing politics with everything .

From useless uncommon transformation to uncommon disgrace.This is a total disgrace for Akwa Ibomites at international level.
Nigeria is indeed a useless country for giving this man uncountable awards .I hope various organisations will also give him awards for this.
Kai this man destroyed Akwa Ibom but the unfortunate and uninformed people will always tell a story of him as the best governor in Nigeria without knowing this is the modern fraudstar the country has produced from South-South Region.
The question is ;Do we have hospital in this hotel building?.Rubbish

To an uninformed akwaibomites and others read








AKWA IBOM’S VERSION OF THANKS TO AKPABIO





Joe,

Thanks for this beautiful write up. What I enjoyed most in the article is your application of civil language in making your points. Even though one could see how much you suppressed your anger, you were largely able to pass your message across without easy resort to hurling of insults at your perceived targets. I commend you.



I would however attempt an abridged response to your opinion as to the position of Akpabio in the history of Akwa Ibom state. In doing this, I am not unmindful of the current travails of Senator Godswill Akpabio and would not want to add to it; I would rather have waited till a more conducive time but since you have brought it up now, I feel this issue is weighty enough not to be ignored in its entirety.



One undeniable achievement of Godswill Akpabio is that he advertized Akwa Ibom state better than any previous governments did. No matter which perspective you look at things from, the fact you cannot take away from Godswill Akpabio is that he was and still is a very controversial figure in Nigerian politics. Controversies, as you already know, are necessary ingredients for advertisements. Thus authors would court critics who would create controversy around the subject of their book(s). The more criticisms the book gets, the more his trips to the banks. And this was what Akpabio did. He made sure you do not ignore him. He does whatever comes to his mind in order that you recognize his presence or his interest. Doing whatever came to his mind would not be bad but more often than not, he applied crude and unconventional methods.



Early in his administration, he recognized the importance of publicity and went all out to court the friendship of the media. I mean he spared no effort in making sure he had favourable side of news, reviews and publicity. Akpabio thus became a product; he advertized his “achievements” so much so that you would not forgive yourself if you did not visit Uyo, Akwa Ibom state- the land of “uncommon transformation”. And behold as you make your way into the city of Uyo, you would not fail to smile in appreciation of what Akpabio called his “uncommon transformation”. If you came by air, the well paved Oron road welcomes you. If you were visiting by road from Ikot Ekpene end, or from Abak road, as soon as you arrived at Goodluck Jonathan flyover or Ekom Iman junction, the state is a “beauty” to behold. He did a few strategic repackaging of Uyo metropolis. And that was all he needed.



But beyond and beneath this seeming transformed city lay debris of unimaginable proportion; not only is Uyo in ruins, Akwa Ibom state as a whole also is, specifically in economic terms. What is a city worth when the lives of its citizens and inhabitants are not worth a penny? What is beauty in the face of insecurity and deprivations that characterized Akpabio’s tenure?

Akpabio’s government had set out to open many leisure spots particularly within Uyo; how were the citizens to enjoy these places when there were no real economic activities going on in the state safe for a few construction jobs? These jobs were rightly given to multi-nationals with their lopsided personnel system. The trickling effects, as would be expected, were very minimal as the companies would have to repatriate its funds. Employment creation was only in the news media. Only the skewed civil service job recruitments were undertaken and to what effect when compared to those looking for jobs?



You were openly partisan and too patronizing in your assessment of Akpabio’s administration as you failed to mention even one thing he did not do right or where he made “genuine” mistakes. He sure wasn’t a super hero, was he? Of course, you admitted this much when you said: “These submissions may sound parochial but are the truth.” This statement sums it all up; your submissions really sound and look every inch parochial.



I heard you mention: “The flyovers, the Stadium, the Tropicana entertainment galleria, the pipe jacking technology, the hanging bridge and the colourful water fountains combined to turn the State into a delightful cynosure.”



And I ask: really? What was the original concept of Tropicana entertainment centre? What were the touted economic benefits? Have they been met? How much is the cost of the project to date? In what ways are Akwa Ibom people drawing benefit from this? Tropicana is a dead project; it serves no useful purpose other than offering idle youth the opportunity of going to kill boredom in the cinema house only to return home to face the grim reality of their lives – deprived and denied the right to self esteem. I hate to remind you that Tropicana was originally designed to hold 25 storeys five star hotel complex now reduced to 14 or 15? There was to be international conference centre, water fountains and lots more, and was initially billed to cost N33 billion. At the last count we hear it has grossed the N100 billion mark. Tell me, Joe, which of the structures in the original design are there in the galleria? The same thing goes for e-library which you probably forgot to mention. You also talked about pipe jacking technology; a project that was to eradicate flooding in Uyo. We were told that two minutes after heavy rainfall, the whole town would look like it never rained! Today, Uyo is submerged in flood anytime it rains. You dare not attempt to drive through Babangida avenue and its environs. Abak Road, Atiku Abubarkar and Ikot Ekpene roads are more like “periodical rivers” than streets/roads whenever there is heavy down pour. How can you take pride in a project that the state is believed to have wasted over N16 billion without achieving its set objectives? And you call for us to thank and celebrate the initiator and executioner of this project here? How laughable. As for hanging bridge and water fountains, I can only say wao! These were indeed uncommon projects. By the way, did you not notice that all state government contracts were shrouded in secrecy such that the costs and sometimes the components of the project were hidden away?

Here you go again: “their status (Akwa Ibom people) from the fetchers of wood and drawers of water to boardroom players, managers, policy and decision makers.”

Can you mention the boardrooms and industries that we have become active players, managers and decision makers in as a result of Akpabio’s interventions? At the Federal level where he was a key voice, what appointments did Akwa Ibom people hold and what contracts or other political/economic benefits came their way considering our unwavering support for Jonathan’s administration? Perhaps you are dreaming of Akwa Ibom that is to come; not that we already know of.

Joe, it would serve us useful insight if you were to tell us how much Attah’s administration received in comparison to Akpabio’s. But I leave out the comparison because the basis would be flawed on account of deliverables in relation to capacity. Akpabio’s administration received well over 3 trillion Naira in its eight years as against Attah’s N542 billion. To whom that much is given, it is not out of place to also expect much. Have you forgotten Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pointedly accused Akpabio of not using one tenth of its share of Federally derivable revenue in the state? Was the governor able to counter that allegation? To convince me and others in this train of thought, march the revenue against the projects (expenditures) and let’s see what you come up with. I don’t want to bore the readers with facts that Akpabio’s achievements were over-bloated.

I cannot end this piece without mentioning the fact that during Akpabio’s tenure, hundreds of Akwa Ibom people were kidnapped, tortured and most of them outrightly murdered in gruesome circumstances. A governor under whose watch his citizens were murdered in droves during his reign of terror cannot go for one to be praised. The state was handed over to thugs, cultists and agents of destruction. And they visited the people with enough dosage of their pills. Perhaps the families of the victims of murder, kidnap and physical brutality should be the ones to say it loud and clear: ‘Akpabio, thank you very much’.

Something else. I ask you sir, how much is Akwa Ibom debt profile left by Akpabio in spite of the state’s stupendous revenue within the last eight years? Should we also clap for that as a part of his successful duty tour?

As if these were not enough, we are still today plagued by his inappropriate actions which when brought to the fore have continued to diminish not just his person and achievements but the entire Akwa Ibom state and its people. We are now known for uncommon scandals upon scandals of no mean proportion.

I tell you what: Akpabio had the rare opportunity of writing his name in gold; even the gods favoured him. He had everything going for him; the human capital and the resources to have excelled and the goodwill of the citizens. He frittered all away. He fluffed the chance to become great on the altar of hate, vengeance and vain glory pursuits. Soon after he got to the position of governor, he appeared to have kicked God away from his life; trusting rather in his self created fame. The result was his alienating the masses who were ready to lay their lives for him. How did he pay them in return?

Even the construction and rehabilitation of roads that he vigourously pursued were priced way too high, above what could pass for world record in cost per kilometer.

At the end of his tour of duty, uncompleted projects adorn the state. Some of them are:

· Tropicana Entertainemnt galleria – uncompleted

· E-library – uncompleted

· Akwa Ibom airport – uncompleted

· 20th anniversary hospital - uncompleted

· Four point hotel, Ikot Ekpene – uncompleted

· Pipe jack up drainage system – set up committee to study why project failed

· Pipe jack up drainage system, phase 2 – uncompleted or abandoned

· Ibaka deep seaport – abandoned

· Petrochemical plant – abandoned

· Akwa Ibom refinery – abandoned

· 31 industries to be spread all over the LGAs in the state – vanished even after alleged N20 billion budgetary allocations.

Need I mention more?

Joe, all the above mentioned uncompleted or abandoned projects as listed here are open to your verification. And you expect Akwa Ibom people to give a standing ovation to Akpabio?

Please spare us this praise singing or is it ‘Akpabiolatory’

He definitely will obey traffic rules going forward..He has learnt his lesson

akpanbaba:

Tropicana Entertainemnt galleria – uncompleted

· E-library – uncompleted

· Akwa Ibom airport – uncompleted

· 20th anniversary hospital - uncompleted

· Four point hotel, Ikot Ekpene – uncompleted

· Pipe jack up drainage system – set up committee to study why project failed

· Pipe jack up drainage system, phase 2 – uncompleted or abandoned

· Ibaka deep seaport – abandoned

· Petrochemical plant – abandoned

· Akwa Ibom refinery – abandoned

· 31 industries to be spread all over the LGAs in the state – vanished even after alleged N20 billion budgetary allocations.

well, I don't know... who is Joe but I'll assume you are talking to me... You have cleverly avoided the health care and education policies as if they are not important especially as Akwa Ibom had one of the most uneducated population in Nigeria.

· E-library – uncompleted

this is the website, go to the library and get the membership card and have a look for yourself...
http://ibomelibrary.org/
the facebook to see the uncompleted building masquerading a library
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ibomelibrary/496500160379280?sk=photos_stream

· Akwa Ibom airport – uncompleted

Well, I stay in the UK and visited the state recently, but I could swear I landed at Akwa Ibom Airport from lagos and started my journey there as well back to the UK. (I saw the uncompleted International part of the Airport but at-lease I didn't have to go to Calabar or Port Harcourt Airport to travel BTW here is updated on the international part "Int’l Flight Operations To Begin At Ibom Airport June 2016" at http://akwaibomstate.gov.ng/intl-flight-operations-to-begin-at-ibom-airport-june-2016/ )

· 20th anniversary hospital - uncompleted

Yes this is uncompleted at 100 percent but you can go there and get minor treatments also the are still employing people so you can go get a job assuming you don't have one. Finishing touches are still going on in some floors of the hospital, go see for yourself. There is nothing that says that projects must be at 100 percent be commissioning especially projects like these one.


· Four point hotel, Ikot Ekpene – uncompleted
well, here are pictures that prove otherwise... if you have anymore doubts well visit your juju doctor for deliverance or just visit the place yourself...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=c34483c99e06a64e28b218e7679528af&t=1718454&page=5

· Pipe jack up drainage system

well, drainage is a problem everywhere in the world even in the UK there was flooding just about every year in some cities... but below is a video presentation of the project you claim is none existence... maybe it doesn't address all the problems of flooding but something was definitely done about it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn2I0dJgqzc


· Ibaka deep seaport – abandoned

well, I am sure you know that the state governments cannot own seaports, The project was proposed to the FG ports authority which carried out their independent study and sign and agreement to allow the construction of the seaport... which was to be done by Udom Emmanuel the current governor and the was the Cornerstone project used in his campaign. government is full of bureaucracy that's why things don't always happen very fast especially when dealing with the FG.

Here is the news on the ports authority website

http://www.nigerianports.org/news.aspx?id=253

this is Udom creating a committee to spear head the process of collaboration with FG and private investors for development.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/gov-gives-c-ttee-42-months-to-actualise-ibom-deep-seaport/211982/

· Petrochemical plant – abandoned

Again another project that Udom is meant to actualize, here is the news update on the project. the project is actually built by a private investor partnering with the state... Quantum Petrochemicals

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/work-to-commence-soon-on-1-5bn-petrochemical-plant-in-akwa-ibom/215256/

· Akwa Ibom refinery – abandoned
This is the only project that I have failed to hear anything about... but I have chosen to give them the benefit of the doubt as all the other things are slowly coming along.

Please, next time research the information about these things yourself and inspect the progress of the projects yourself (maybe take a camera with you.) Nobody is claiming that Akpabio is a saint (certainly not me as I believe all our current political elites are all guilty of at-least one sort of crime and responsible for all the problems facing the country today, since independence). I would agree with you that Akpabio may have over published his achievements but that's what politicians do... Fashola is guilty of the same, as is Obama.
However, I operate in the realm of facts and objective truths. I read from multiple sources and analysis the different information from the news that I care about because nothing is as it seems... the Government system which we operate is inherently a slow process and quite unstable (because competing interests are always at the throats of each other), therefore sustained development is difficult... we need to move away from this american style of government towards a Swiss type government, which is inherently inclusive for opposition parities and the different ethnicities.

Just look at the Unity in that video... that's what I want to see in Akwa Ibom all the time! and Indeed in Nigeria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j61TjJT0tY

hisgrace090:
Why label akpabio as fraud after all I heard that he did in transforming akwaibom state? If he can be called such names who is free.

my brother i wonder oh... Go to akwa ibom and see what that man did some fools who dnt knw anything are here critisizing..... I wonder who is free not even buhari yuh shout Hossana! Hossana!! Hossana!!!

Bobbystanley:
You built a world class Hospital in Akwa ibom

You had an accident that an average Nigerian would treath in a Chemist and ran to London for medical attention.

I wonder what Judgement day would look like.

You can only run but you cannot hide.

GOD will judge you all that have embezzled public funds.

Useless Man!

that is the behaviors of our people ,but l know God will judge them

hisgrace090:
Why label akpabio as fraud after all I heard that he did in transforming akwaibom state? If he can be called such names who is free.

Do you know that Akwa Ibom received the highest revenue from the federal government in the 8 years of his uncommon stealing but yet we have little or nothing to show for it. Akpabio and Udom witnesses are being disgrace each and everyday at the tribunals. Akwa Ibom will be free. Edaaka da.

LastSurvivor:
I can only see a man talking to a receptionist

I can only see an embarrassed man thinking deeply...........Abasi mbong oooooo! Buhari has blocked my multi million dollar credit card.....chai

Ayatullah:


I can only see an embarrassed man thinking deeply...........Abasi mbong oooooo! Buhari has blocked my multi million dollar credit card.....chai

hahaha! that's funny!!!

Bobbystanley:
You built a world class Hospital in Akwa ibom

You had an accident that an average Nigerian would treath in a Chemist and ran to London for medical attention.

I wonder what Judgement day would look like.

You can only run but you cannot hide.

GOD will judge you all that have embezzled public funds.

Useless Man!

Really? He did better as a governor that all the governors in south west combined in his time