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ba7man: WOW!!! This entry beats even Tuface and P-Square's on their visit to the same country.

His crumbs-from-the-table-eaters like to describe him as “Nigeria’s Best Performing Governor.” What they don’t mention in their claims is how much money they are being paid to plant all those Akpabio this and Akpabio that in the media. What they also don’t mention is the purpose of such a media blitz in praise of Godswill Akpabio.
Any Nigerian who cares toknow will agree that Akwa Ibom State collects more money from oil allocation than any of the 36 states in Nigeria. We are talking about billions of naira per month. In the month of July, it received nearly N25 billion in federal allocations; this amount does not include the internally generated revenue of approximately N10 billion per month. Those in Akwa Ibom who are aware of this receipts are wondering where all the money is going. Other than a few constructed roads around Uyo metropolitan area, there isnothing else that Akwa Ibom State can show for all the money it is wrecking inon a monthly basis.
One would think that with all the money, human development would be a priority; it is not. Since April 2012, salaries have not been paid to state employees. Hunger and starvation among the general population is on the rise. Poverty has become endemic in a state that takes in billions of naira, a month. Hospitals are bare and the walls are crumbling. Education is in total shambles, especially since the gimmicks which Akpabio put out to the people when he lied that education is free; it is not and what Akpabio does not tell the people is what he does with the millions of naira which Akwa Ibom State receives from the federal government for the UBE program. Anyone who makes a casual visit to Akwa Ibom will quickly find out the impact of unemployment, especially among the youths. Several youths with universities diploma are sitting at home—unemployed!
While everyday living is tougher and tougher for the masses, Akpabio is using their money to live alife-style that even the European Kings of ancient would envy, if they were to rise up from their graves to see the life-style which Akpabio is living today. First, his immediate family members—from relatives of his wife to all his brothers— are the ones that control the state economy. Anyone who is ready to secure any gainful employment must be willing to register in one cult-group or another that swear allegiance only to Akpabio;a reminiscence of the SSS and SAS Gestapo of Adolf Hitler’s era.
What many Akwa Ibom people may not know is the amount of money Godswill Akpabio spends on a monthly basis to secure favorable publicity in Nigeria. Intelligence gathering has revealed that, using Aniekan Umanah (Akpabio’s Information Commissioner) as a conduit, Akwa Ibom State pays out one billion, a month, to owners and editors of major publication establishments in Nigeria. Many of these people are officially retained as Media Consultants. Their role is to make sure that they do not allow any negative information about Godswill Akpabio to feature in theirpapers, radio, and television stations. So far,they seem to be doing a good job. Anyone who wants to put this to test should try to publish a paid advertisement that criticizes the policies of Godswill Akpabio. No major Nigerian newspaper will accept the material, no matter how much one is willing to pay. The next paragraph is going to explain why Akpabio is doing this.
Those who are close to Godswill Akpabio have confirmed that he is discretely campaigning for President Jonathan to pick him as his Vice, if he (Jonathan) is going for a second-term Or try to align with a Northern presidential candidate. Sources say the reason Akpabio is paying for a photo-opportunity with influential Nigerians, such as the recent picture of him and the Sultan of Sokoto, is a ploy to pressure those people to support his dream of becoming the next Vice President of Nigeria. To fulfill his dream, sources say Akpabio spends at least N2 billion a month, orat least 10% of monthly gross revenue of Akwa Ibom State.
Since May 2011, when Akpabio was sworn in for another term over an election that was well known as rigged, he has handed over the day-to-day running of the state to his Deputy, Mr. Nsima Ekere and later Lady valerie, while he devotes his time to travel around the country campaigning for the VP slot. All those who are very well versed in Nigerian politics agree that Akpabio is wasting the people’s money. According to one expert inNigerian Politics, “If Akpabio thinks that he can be a Vice President by bribing his way through everything, he is deceiving himself. What the man doesn’t know is that he is just one step toprison. He is walking around now because of Immunity Clause.”

4 Play: @ Topic , NL on full re-tard mode. This is nothing but an opinion piece from a person with a feverish imagination. In a calculated attempt to mislead, the article purports that the source of its allegations is Wikileaks yet there's no shred of evidence for this.

I really shudder at the level of intelligence, or lack of, running riot here. Does anyone seriously think that the cause of Islamist violence in Northern Nigeria is America? We are suppossed to believe that Muslim fanatics in the North are simply puppets of Americans who are largely Christians or agnostic/atheists.

There is a related bizzare claim, that the West seeks to control Nigeria by destabilising it. People who subscribe to this dross think that economic development is a zero sum game, that you only develop at the expense of others. The reality is that Nigeria's prosperity will mean that Nigerians will buy more Western products from Blackberries to Dell computers to Peugeot vehicles. Only stark raving ignoramuses think Nigeria's poor state serves Western interests.

Ultimately, what this thread illustrates is the human tendency to avoid facing hard truths about personal failures by ascribing failures to external dark forces. For tribalists, lack of progress is merely down to the conspiratorial forces unleashed by other tribes. For the pseudo-intellectuals who think they're above tribalism, disorder is due to conspiracies from external forces like the West. Anything to avoid facing up to the uncomfortable reality, that we are largely the authors of our own misfortune.

4 Play: @ Topic , NL on full re-tard mode. This is nothing but an opinion piece from a person with a feverish imagination. In a calculated attempt to mislead, the article purports that the source of its allegations is Wikileaks yet there's no shred of evidence for this.

I really shudder at the level of intelligence, or lack of, running riot here. Does anyone seriously think that the cause of Islamist violence in Northern Nigeria is America? We are suppossed to believe that Muslim fanatics in the North are simply puppets of Americans who are largely Christians or agnostic/atheists.

There is a related bizzare claim, that the West seeks to control Nigeria by destabilising it. People who subscribe to this dross think that economic development is a zero sum game, that you only develop at the expense of others. The reality is that Nigeria's prosperity will mean that Nigerians will buy more Western products from Blackberries to Dell computers to Peugeot vehicles. Only stark raving ignoramuses think Nigeria's poor state serves Western interests.

Ultimately, what this thread illustrates is the human tendency to avoid facing hard truths about personal failures by ascribing failures to external dark forces. For tribalists, lack of progress is merely down to the conspiratorial forces unleashed by other tribes. For the pseudo-intellectuals who think they're above tribalism, disorder is due to conspiracies from external forces like the West. Anything to avoid facing up to the uncomfortable reality, that we are largely the authors of our own misfortune.

Sissie: if you think oil is the only interest the west have in Nigeria, then u probably don't understand fully the world economic systems and it's dynamics, Africa is a dumping ground for the west and also a source of natural resources. It used to be asia, south America and Africa, but this other continents are getting developed, reducing the control d west has on it, and the truth is the african man sees the White as superiors ( mental slavery).
We need tolerance, understanding and most of all respect, Nigeria has diverse culture, and there's stereotype thinking.
Don't do business with the Igbo man he's a cheat
Don't marry a yoruba woman, they are dirty
Hah igbira people are wicked
Nupe are witches
Hausa are all illiterates.
Edo girls are prostitutes, the list goes on and on.
When we decide to overlook this, and realise we all Hav our rights and it must be respected, either we lik it or not.
N put our multicultural diff to our advantage.
And make sure we choose the right leaders, maybe Nigeria will move forward.
Instead we Come on nairaland and insult the Muslims and the north thinking that's where all Nigeria problems lie.
There's always an action and reaction.
If we continue the way we are going hmmmm, this will just be the beginning.

galilaeo: Honestly, anyone who believes this article is a fool. *NG* isn't important enough to even give a second glance. It's a third world country full of corrupt, narcissists; who evidently think Naija is the giant of Africa. You people are delusional and need to pull your head out of your asses.

scarred: This guy clap for yourself, that whole region is in trouble they just don't know it yet.

HNosegbe: Good points, but how many of us are willing to occupy the National Assembly until these changes are made?

korrej: MUST THEY INCLUDE 'MUSLIM' IN THE ARTICLE? CANT HE JUST BE A PLAYER WITHOUT THE ADJECTIVE?