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The world over, Governments of Nations are key players to the economic development achieved by their countries. This they do by creating employment for her citizens through the establishment of  industries, public- private business partnership as well as giving more autonomy to private investors, what may be termed an enabling environment.

Government of advanced Nations like the United States of America, United Kingdom , China and so on are more comfortable ensuring a conducive environment for businesses to thrive than establishing industries themselves. This gives government more time to focus on policy making, planning and implementation, while providing the necessary inter-states and International deals that will open up  markets for greater growth. 

The government of Akwa Ibom State,  under the Leadership of His Excellency Mr Udom Emmanuel, has so far revolutionized the state industrially. This has yielded results that are rapidly turning the state from a civil service state to an industrial hub. From the Electrical Digital metering manufacturing factory to the largest syringe factory in Africa, the Akwa Prime hatchery and poultry, the rice processing company, fertilizer blending plant, coconut plantation and refinery project, the pencil and toothpick factory, plus the agricultural revolution witnessed across the state that has brought about food sufficiency Governor Emmanuel has successfully pioneered local investment and public-private partnership that has raised the Internally Generated revenue of the State and has given the State an index raise as the 2nd highest in terms of Foreign direct investment.

Mr Udom Emmanuel's administration has not only established eye-catching and high income generating industries which have provided employment for the teeming population, it has fulfilled the most crucial role governments in the 21th century play in industrialising a state-Creating a conducive environment that attracts investors to invest massively in the state. It is this audacious effort of the governor in times of economic recession that was manifested in the report of The National Bureau of Statistics (NDS), rating the State the second most preferred investment destination just after Lagos(Former capital city of Nigeria). This achievement is not achieved overnight. The government has been able to put in place in the shortest possible time structures and the enabling environment to attract investors.

Every intelligent investor trades where he can make gains. Hence, a peaceful environment where his gains are saved is uppermost in his agenda. Udom Emmanuel has always had an upper hand in crime control. He has invested heavily in the area of security having understood as a technocrat the importance of a peaceful environment to economic growth. That Akwa Ibom state is winning in the fight against kidnapping, cultism and armed robbery etc., this is due to the maximum suppport the government has given security outfits. He has donated several vehicles for operations, supported the training of security personnels,etc. He has donated a vast area of land for the establishment of a military base to further enhance security. The last stroke that broke the camel's back is the proscription of about 30 cults group that hitherto operated in the state. Every investor loves to know this.

Several companies have folded up and left the shores of Nigeria to neighbouring countries due to the endemic power supply the country experiences.  Governor Udom Emmanuel understands that every business operates with Power. He has boosted power, AkwaIbomites now enjoy 18 hours of daily electricity supply. The introduction of substations across the state has also enhanced power distribution and supply across the State . The2 x 15MVA, 33 / 11 KV Injection substation, Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo. The Ibom International Airport Power sub-station,Rehabilitation of PHED facility at Ekim, Mkpat Enin, Ikot Ekpene etc.
Interestingly the metering company supplies prepaid metres to homes and companies to regulate power usage.

In addition, the government has secured a license to generate 685 megawatts at Ibom Power Plant, Ikot Abasi; installed  “dead bus” technology which allows Akwa Ibom to be an island of power supply during National Grid outages. Configured and commissioned GT 2 to enable IPP operate at 80 percent of installed capacity as required under the CBN-NESI fund, completed electricity distribution and asset evaluation to ascertain the number of transformers and customers and each transformer in every village, ward and community across the three senatorial districts. Even the most insincere critic will attest to the massive improvement of power supply in the state. It is not uncommon that Fashola, the minister for Power,  Works and Housing commended the effort of Governor Emmanuel in his investment in improving Power supply in the state. The Vice- President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Prof Yemi Osinbajo has also affirmed that Governor Emmanuel is the cleverest Governor He has seen.
In the area of education, there can't be a drive for industrialization without an increased focus on education. Investors are particular in finding the needed experts to man it's different areas of production and business administration, Governor Udom Emmanuel has been totally commited to equipping the youths of the state both in soft skill development modules to infrastructures and the core of capacity building and human development.


To develop the teeming youths in formal education, the government still maintains the free and compulsory education in the state  from primary to secondary level in public schools. This is to prepare the youths to having basic education in order to be equipped to function in an industrialized society.The government has paid Over N600 million WAEC fees for indigenes, procured & distributed free text books, laboratory equipment and other educational materials to schools. Paid tuition fees for over a 100 students in University of Uyo and have intervened in over 700 projects.
The Udom Emmanuel led administration has recorded the take over of seven community secondary schools, constructed and renovated over 400 schools blocks,  upgraded Akwa Ibom State College of Arts & Science, Nung Ukim, Ikono, the College of Science & Technology, Constructed A-state-of-the-Art performance theatre auditorium and dance studio in Akwa Ibom State University. In collaboration with Exxon Mobil, the government is constructing the biggest and most sophisticated Faculty of Engineering in Nigeria at the University Of Uyo. Plans are ongoing to build 60 modular schools to further sharpen the educational capacity of the state.

In the area of Youth Development

Governor Emmanuel has trained over 20,000 indigenes in various skills acquisitions and provided funds and logistics to enable start up small scale businesses. Through Feyrep, the pet project of the Wife of the Governor, over 120 physically challenged indigenes have been trained in various skills acquisition. The state has been fully saturated with educated, skilled, qualfied, quality and ready- to -work, work force waiting to proffer global solutions to incoming investors as well as maximize their potentials.

In the area of road infrastructure,
Governor Emmanuel’s industrial drive is manifest in the good road network established by the government. Over 1700 kilometers of roads and 35 bridges have been constructed across the State to facilitate movements of people, production materials and goods with ease to different parts of the state and outside the state. Investors are certain that the break down of vehicles and unnecessary hold up of sales due to bad roads is eliminated. 
For ease of transportation, it worthy of note that Akwa Ibom International Airport is the only International airport maintained by a State government in the country. There is an ongoing construction of the 2nd Airport Runway and the upgrade of the Airport Main Runway to Category 2 to enable for more safety and comfortability of transporters.

In the area of Health care, health care services has been strengthened. Over 50 Containers of state-of-the-art medical equipment have been delivered and have been distributed to various hospitals; the state has witnessed the construction and upgrade of secondary healthcare facilities across the State; from the reconstruction of the General Hospital, Etinan; and the ongoing reconstruction of Ituk Mbang General Hospital to the digitally driven Ikono General hospital. In a joint effort with Exxon Mobil there is also the Construction of the Best Trauma Centre in Nigeria which will come on stream in few months. Not forgetting the Renovation of Awa Cottage hospital. Training of 20 Biomedical Engineers; Provision of residential quarters for 48 House Officers in the State Hospitals and 50 in the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH); accreditation for Schools of Nursing, with 272 Registered Nurses; training and certification of 100 Doctors and Nurses in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) with Medical Emergency Experts from the USA; procurement of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and Electrocardiograph (ECG) Machines for use in Emergency Response (now fitted in all ambulances in the state). Restoration of services at Ibom Specialist Hospital/ Engagement of new management CLINOTECH Group, Canada for the hospital. Reconstruction of Oxygen plant at Ikot Ekpene for supply of oxygen to other hospitals in the state.

The vision of the Governor is not limited.
It is bound to have immediate and long term impact in years to come. The vision has started materializing and it will continue beyond 2019. I stand with Governor Udom Emmanuel, our Mr Integrity and Mr Industrialization.

Source:
2019:WHY UDOM EMMANUEL MUST BE RETURNED FOR AKWA IBOM SUSTAINED GROWTH http://akwaibomdaily.com.ng/2019why-udom-emmanuel-must-be-returned-for-akwa-ibom-sustained-growth/

PROPHETmichael:
Propaganda gone wrong! These pictures were taken from different locations and not before and after as they want us to believe. Is the OP trying to tell us that the house by the left was destroyed in the process of trying to construct the road and a man made river created where there was none in the before pic?
Show us the picture of the same road with the existing houses and fence by the left etc.

This are different roads Sir, check the pictures well...

Wonders of Governor Udom Emmanuel

Homeboiy:
My governor is better than him

Who the hell is your governor that you wanna compare?

Udom Emmanuel of good roads and industrialization

Akwa Ibom state is known to be one of the few South South states that is blessed with visionary leaders who have the well being of the people at heart.

It's no longer news that Governor Udom Emmanuel has performed tremendously and deserves a second term in office, hence the decision of Akwa ibom people to endorse his second term ambition and unflinching support for PDP in the state.

With this kind of development, it's a bye bye for APC in Akwa Ibom State.

See More Pictures Here:
TAKING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE HINTERLAND http://akwaibomdaily.com.ng/taking-road-infrastructure-to-the-hinterland/

Akwa ibom is truly a PDP state

Today normal business in Uyo was nearly stalled, as transporters in the state thronged the major streets of Uyo in a carnival to show support and solidarity to the Governor.
They cited his fair taxation scheme that stopped them from fraudulent multiple levies to a single daily N200 levy.
They also maintained that the free tax days introduced also accounts for the massive profits in their kitty.

The Governor who addressed them at Ibom Hall grounds, through his deputy, Mr Moses Ekpo, said that with the support from the transporters, there was no longer any facet of the society that has not thrown its weight on the second term bid.

Mr Ekpo assured that Governor Emmanuel was more strengthened to carry out his development and people oriented programmes in the state.
In his welcome address, Commissioner for Transport and Petroleum Resources Orman Esin, amidst cheers and ovation from the transport workers, commended them for their sincerity in appreciating the governor, and assured them that the governor was their Number one fan.

The transporters including motorcyclists from neighbouring towns, tryclists, bus drivers and heavy duty vehicles operators droved round the streets, singing in appreciation to the Governor and dancing in joy of the good roads and other enablers that have encouraged them in their businesses.
Highpoint of the event was a vote of endorsement on the Governor, to the general acceptance of the gathering.
#Transporters4Udom

Source;
TRANSPORTERS SHUT DOWN UYO FOR UDOM http://akwaibomdaily.com.ng/transporters-shut-down-uyo-for-udom

#UdomDeclares

The Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State Mr Udom Emmanuel arrives the state party Secretariat to consult the party ahead of his Declaration.

#UdomDeclares

Different groups of excited and colourfully clad Akwa Ibomites in their numbers throng the Godswill Akpabio Int'l Stadium to show solidarity to His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel as he declares to run for a second term today.

The Stadium is gradually filling up and i doubt if this arena and its environs will contain the mammoth crowd of jubilant Akwa Ibomites.

#UdomOurMan #

More pictures coming

Chai

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Following conflicting reports and alleged misrepresentations in the media, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Sunday restricted some journalists from accessing his home in Ukana Ikot Ntuen in Essien Udim LGA.

Akpabio was billed to meet with aspirants seeking offices under the All Progressive Congress platform.

About 6 reporters were not allowed entry into the premises as the security men insisted that they were not on the list of those invited.

Before now, reporters had free access into the premises especially after the senator's defection from the PDP to APC.

An inside source disclosed that the former senate minority leader is unhappy about the media reports and the crises it is capable of igniting, thus instructing that journalists be restricted from the compound.

The PUNCH newspaper reported recently that Senator Akpabio "said he regretted imposing Mr Udom Emmanuel as the Akwa Ibom State Governor on the people of the state.

He added that all hands must be on deck for the mistake to be corrected.

'Udom (Emmanuel) is a mistake that must be corrected in 2019. All hands must be on the deck to ensure the mistake is corrected for a people-oriented leadership under the ruling All Progressives Congress at the centre.

'I want to thank you for defying the rain to honour me as your leader and troop out in this multitude even at a very short notice. It goes to show the level of love and confidence you have in me as your leader and I promise to also reward you for your time and energy in this all-important project,' he said."

Senator Akpabio through his media assistant denied making such statements.

"We state categorically that such assertion never came from Senator Akpabio.

Senator Akpabio knows that power comes from God and therefore cannot say it was a mistake for God to make a Governor out of Deacon Udom Emmanuel in 2015". The statement read.

Source
AKPABIO BARS JOURNALISTS, REPORTERS FROM HIS HOME http://akwaibomdaily.com.ng/akpabio-bars-journalists-reporters-from-his-home/

Akpabio can lie

Let me leave it here

He said this today during his second term endorsement rally in his home town

Akwa Ibom State Governor Mr Udom Emmanuel has drawn a battle line with his predecessor, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Emmanuel at a grand endorsement rally Monday by the people of Eket Senatorial district held at the Onna Township Stadium said he would expose facts and figures about Akpabio’s administration if he was challenged.

The governor said he was ready to spend his personal resources to hire International, National and Local media to present facts to the world as only such avenues would convince the whole world about who is who in the state.

“I have heard things, and I want to challenge any who thinks he has the truth to come out, I will use my personal money to hire CNN and other international media, AIT, Channels, NTA and AKBC, let’s present facts to Nigerians, let’s see who would tell the truth and who will also tell a lie”.

“However the issue on ground is Akwa Ibom, it’s about the development of this state, it’s about our children in public schools who are excelling in international competitions, it’s about the price of garri that we have drastically dropped, it’s about the unity of this state which we believe in”.

He thanked the people of Eket Senatorial District for the endorsement and assured that the overwhelming encouragements from all parts of the state has indeed boosted his determination, not just to declare but to do more.

In Akwa Ibom state PDP is like a religion

Akwa Ibom women march on the streets of Uyo in total solidarity and support for the re-election of Governor Udom Emmanuel in 2019.

Women today are in the best position to shape their future. Akwa Ibom women are no longer interested in hollow jargons. Governor Udom Emmanuel's Dakkada mindset has moved Akwa Ibom women from THE OTHER ROOM to THE BOARDROOM. This is why they march in solidarity today, for MR INTERGRITY, Governor Udom Emmanuel. #UdomTill2023 #IStandWithUdom

Akwa Ibom is for PDP

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All for #UdomTill2023

As a unique way to show solidarity to their amiable Son, Governor Udom Emmanuel, today women across three senatorial districts march to declare their unalloyed support.

#TheyStandWithUdom

Members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom state have frowned at the attempt by the national leaders of the party to crown former senate minority leader, senator Godswill Akpabio, as the state leader of the party.

Prince Emmanuel Sam, a stalwart of the APC, on Thursday, said, they can not accept Akpabio as their leader.

"We can not be led by a man who was brutal to us. We have not forgotten that his brutality costs the lives of some members of the defunct ACN who dissolved into what is called APC today. He can never lead us. We will resist it".

Sam was among members of the party who reacted to Akpabio's repeated declaration of himself as leader of the party and his wife, Ekaette Unoma, as "mother of APC" in Akwa Ibom state during his reception rally in Ikot Ekpene.
Akpabio was officially received into the APC by the National leader of the party, Alhaji Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and the party's national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday 8th August.

The former Governor repeatedly used the phrase, "under my leadership in the party" in a remark he made extemporaneously to confirm his acceptance of membership of the party.

Members of the party believe that Akpabio's repeated announcement of himself as leader of the party cowed the national chairman of the party into calling Akpabio the leader of the party without a second thought.

Also, Obong Mike Edem, a chieftain of the APC from Itu said right thinking persons in the party can not indulge Akpabio to superintend over them.

He explained that it will be a broad self contradiction for Akpabio who left the PDP because a new entrant was rewarded over those who stood by the PDP in her trying times, to want to be rewarded over those who laboured and built the APC over the years.

"He can not be our leader. He will be contradicting himself, because he can not reject a skewed reward system which favours newcomers in his former party, yet wants to be rewarded in APC through similar skewed arrangement".

Edem insisted that Akpabio should not be given preference over senator Nelson Effiong, another APC senator from the state who joined the APC earlier or the 2015 governorship candidate of the state who have been around longer than Akpabio.

"Currently, Akpabio does not have any leadership position which makes him superior to the other senator. When he resigned his position as senate minority leader, he became but an ordinary senator. There are other people in the party who have been senators before, who are more knowledgeable in party leadership and administration than Akpabio".

The party stalwart said reasonable members of the party will not work with Akpabio.

"We will not work with Akpabio. He persecuted us out of the PDP. When some of us left, Akpabio led the PDP to doom. Now, PDP is no more, he is coming to destroy the APC in the pretext of coming to build".

He insisted that the APC will fail just as her main opposition, the PDP,  if the party leadership takes to celebrating and rewarding newcomers over old members who have kept faith with the party over the years.

Also, a group, Akwa Ibom Progressives Watch says the APC will be more disunited under Akpabio if he is made leader of the party in the state as rumoured.

The group at a press conference addressed by her chairman, Mr. Innocent Sylvanus, on Thursday, warned that many people who left the PDP to the APC because of Akpabio's impunity can not work again with Akpabio.

"It will be a disaster to allow Akpabio lead the party. We want the national leader and chairman of the party to know this".

"We left PDP because of the kind of impunity Akpabio dished out to us. There is no guarantee that he has changed, so he will bring on the same kind of impunity he used which killed his former party", Sylvanus added.

The group called on President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the national chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to convene the state caucus of the party for the purpose of choosing a state leader that will be accepted by all members.

It was gathered that very senior members of the APC in Akwa Ibom state are not happy over the seeming preference the national leadership of the party attempts to accord senator Godswill Akpabio.

'It is unnecessary. It will split the party. He can not lead us', a caucus member of the party in the state said on Wednesday.

Many members of the APC were killed in Ikot Ekpene in 2011 during a gubernatorial campaign. It is believed that the killings were masterminded by supporters of the PDP. No one has been charged for the killings.

Akpabio's administration caused the arrest and detention of the 2011 governorship candidate of the party, senator John Udoedehe, over trump up charge of arson. 

Senator Akpabio during his reception on Wednesday pleaded for forgiveness from those he offended who are already in the party.

Source:
Apc Members Reject Akpabio As Political Leader http://akwaibomdaily.com.ng/apc-members-reject-akpabio-as-political-leader/

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Attention!

Are you one of those asking why some revelations about Akpabio is made now that he has defected to APC, and not while he was in PDP?

My response :
When a Husband and wife quarrel, no one will hear about it. The both couple will act as if all is well, but when one of the couple decided to quit the marriage, that is when you will know how the marriage has been, that's when you will hear how either the husband use to cheat on the wife, or how the wife use to cheat on the husband. The truth is that the true position of the marriage will be exposed.

Now that the marriage between Akpabio and Udom has been severed, you will hear the truth and nothing but the truth about their marriage.

For me, I stand in the path of truth and that is Udom Emmanuel.

milemimi93:
So because Akpabio has decamped y'all started counting his flaws? Why didn't this news come up when Akpabio was in PDP?

Y'all try harder.

Sai baba 2023.

Akpabio 2023.

ATTENTION;

Are you one of those asking why some revelations about Akpabio is made now that he has defected to APC, and not while he was in PDP?

My response :
When a Husband and wife quarrel, no one will hear about it. The both couple will act as if all is well, but when one of the couple decided to quit the marriage, that is when you will know how the marriage has been, that's when you will hear how either the husband use to cheat on the wife, or how the wife use to cheat on the husband. The truth is that the true position of the marriage will be exposed.

Now that the marriage between Akpabio and Udom has been severed, you will hear the truth and nothing but the truth about their marriage.

For me, I stand in the path of truth and that is Udom Emmanuel.

Sho!

Hypocrisy

He was a Commissioner for Eight years.

He was an Executive Governor for Eight years.

He has been a Senator for Three years.

He was the PDP Minority Leader in the Senate for over Three years.

All under the PDP.

He just joined the APC yesterday.

Now he's saying he has come to liberate Akwa Ibom youths from years of PDP suffering.

Please Nigerians, what exactly is wrong with Sen. Godswill Akpabio ?

Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has resigned as the Minority Leader of the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In a resignation letter addressed to the Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, Senator Akpabio said his resignation was with effect from August 4, 2018.

Senator Akpabio thanked the Senate leadership, the minority leadership, all distinguished Senators, his party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the opportunity to lead the PDP Caucus in the last three years.

Senator Akpabio is expected to be received into the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a rally in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.


BREAKING NEWS; SENATOR AKPABIO RESIGNS AS MINORITY LEADER http://akwaibomdaily.com.ng/breaking-news-senator-akpabio-resigns-as-minority-leader/