Eruditor:


Best performing governor in Nigeria?
Built a stadium faster than Amaechi, because Akwa-ibom has the same population with Rivers?
Is it only Federal allocations Akwa-ibom receives? Don't they have internally generated revenues? Should Akwa-Ibom not be rivalling Lagos?

Based on finances alone, not yet, sir. Lagos did not get their overnight. So many factors are involved, right from the colonial days. What would you do, as the governor of Akwa-Ibom, to build seaports and attract multinationals to your state? Lagos was a former capital city which hugely accounted for its development, it's not just down to raw cash alone!

Whynotthetruth:




It hurts me to see how unintelligent or hypocritical some of us can be...

Now, from your post, kindly add IGR of those states alongside internal cum external debts and tell me where the thieves are...

Try and compare these funds with what is on ground in those states...thanks...

Add IGR of Akwa-ibom too alongside internal cum external debts. Tell me how far that State should have gone.

slap1:
Based on finances alone, not yet, sir. Lagos did not get their overnight. So many factors are involved, right from the colonial days. What would you do, as the governor of Akwa-Ibom, to build seaports and attract multinationals to your state? Lagos was a former capital city which hugely accounted for its development, it's not just down to raw cash alone!

With the resources of the state and closeness to the FG between 1999-2015, shouldn't Akwa-ibom have pushed for a seaport? Is that not what I am talking about when addressing good governance? Do you think good governance is about building a few roads here and there and a stadium?

abokikhalifa:
Akwa ibom pple ar already used to suffering....akpabio is a GOD to them...buhari should not even waist is time going there because akpabio will surlly rig. That is hw he is surviviNg...but come may 29 is case will be handed to EFCC 2geter wit prince akpabio...

Aboki!. take am easy na? i guess it's the Hausa and Fulani's that are very used to suffering in nigeria.. look at your people and look at the people of Akwa-ibom... guy your people na full of beggers be your people oooh... ahahaaahahaha!! who's buhari going to arrest for that? mumu aboki.. oloshi.. loool

Eruditor:


Tinubu and Fashola created a framework and working environment for the companies to see reason for establishing their companies in Lagos. It is the same measure I expect from Akpabio.

The companies were already there and Lagos was automatically going to be developed as a capital and cosmopolitan city. Akwa-Ibom has started by building roads and other basic amenities. The new stadium and international airport will rub off on the state's economy at some point. You don't sleep and wake up to see all that.

Whynotthetruth:




It hurts me to see how unintelligent or hypocritical some of us can be...

Now, from your post, kindly add IGR of those states alongside internal cum external debts and tell me where the thieves are...

Try and compare these funds with what is on ground in those states...thanks...

For a start, go and do the IGR for Osun state, then for Ebonyi State, then For Cross River, Gombe and Ekiti. Tell me what you get. You are an Idioooot!!! When Humans are talking, rats like you open their stinky mouth to feel relevant.

Eruditor:


Add IGR of Akwa-ibom too alongside internal cum external debts. Tell me how far that State should have gone.

How people like you can shamelessly expose their Ignorance here is quite appalling... What are the debts of aks....

Eruditor:


With the resources of the state and closeness to the FG between 1999-2015, shouldn't Akwa-ibom have pushed for a seaport? Is that not what I am talking about when addressing good governance? Do you think good governance is about building a few roads here and there and a stadium?

I don't get what you mean by closeness to the FG and you don't get a seaport by pushing for it. It involves some bureaucratic (and ethnic) bottlenecks in this country. Where is the second Niger bridge?

Code213:


For a start, go and do the IGR for Osun state, then for Ebonyi State, then For Cross River, Gombe and Ekiti. Tell me what you get. You are an Idioooot!!! When Humans are talking, rats like you open their stinky mouth to feel relevant.

hehehehehe...e pain you...pele... but truth is most you due to biased and bigoted mindset cum hatred for individuals for reasons best known to them, simply showcase ignorance and hypocrisy...

Judge all of them with same yardstick and you won't see me disturbing your mention...nice day

slap1:
The companies were already there and Lagos was automatically going to be developed as a capital and cosmopolitan city. Akwa-Ibom has started by building roads and other basic amenities. The new stadium and international airport will rub off on the state's economy at some point. You don't sleep and wake up to see all that.

No Sir, the companies were not already there. Infact 80% of them came as the city developed. Abuja has been the Country's capital since 1991 and the growth there is not as brisk as Lagos'. Akwa-ibom was carved out of then Cross-Rivers and Cross- Rivers used to be the capital of Nigeria at some point. Let us stop celebrating mediocres as heroes for goodness' sake.

Eruditor:


Best performing governor in Nigeria?
Built a stadium faster than Amaechi, because Akwa-ibom has the same population with Rivers?
Is it only Federal allocations Akwa-ibom receives? Don't they have internally generated revenues? Should Akwa-Ibom not be rivalling Lagos?

I bet you've not been to Akwa Ibom before. Has Amaechi been feeding and housing the entire Rivers inhabitants that he can't complete a simple project? Akwa Ibom is more beautiful, well planned and structured than Rivers in all aspects so leave population outta this. I put it up to you that tthe only thing with which Lagos passes Akwa Ibom is the presence of lots of industries and sky scrappers compared to those in the latter but all these put together cannot compete with the revenue generated by the oil in Akwa Ibom. Akwa Ibom has better roads than Lagos, better source of water than Lagos(wells) and all that jazz. Besides, Akwa Ibom is just a baby state compared to old papa Lagos so why should there be rivalling with Lagos? Go to Akwa Ibom and check out things for yourself, you'll see that it is a better environment/place than Lagos and PH.

slap1:
I don't get what you mean by closeness to the FG and you don't get a seaport by pushing for it. It involves some bureaucratic (and ethnic) bottlenecks in this country. Where is the second Niger bridge?

The governors of Akwa-ibom especially Akpabio since 1999 have been members of the ruling party and in Akpabio's case, were VERY close to the President. What bottlenecks did he overcome in situating an airport? The failure of the second Niger bridge is still the same issue of bad governance. GEJ claimed the bridge will cost him 130B but he was only able to appropriate 10B in his 5 years as C-in-C. Yet in December of 2014 alone, he approved 320B for oil marketers and their so-called subsidy.

This shows you that when a good government pushes for something to be done, they usually get it done.

Eruditor:


No Sir, the companies were not already there. Infact 80% of them came as the city developed. Abuja has been the Country's capital since 1991 and the growth there is not as brisk as Lagos'. Akwa-ibom was carved out of then Cross-Rivers and Cross- Rivers used to be the capital of Nigeria at some point. Let us stop celebrating mediocres as heroes for goodness' sake.

Akpabio is not a mediocre, not by Nigerian standards, and I'm not celebrating him. There are governors who couldn't do projects that are commensurate with the little they receive.

Felixsun20:
I bet you've not been to Akwa Ibom before. Has Amaechi been feeding and housing the entire Rivers inhabitants that he can't complete a simple project? Akwa Ibom is more beautiful, well planned and structured than Rivers in all aspects so leave population outta this. I put it up to you that tthe only thing with which Lagos passes Akwa Ibom is the presence of lots of industries and sky scrappers compared to those in the latter but all these put together cannot compete with the revenue generated by the oil in Akwa Ibom. Akwa Ibom has better roads than Lagos, better source of water than Lagos(wells) and all that jazz. Besides, Akwa Ibom is just a baby state compared to old papa Lagos so why should there be rivalling with Lagos?

You're talking about the capital of Akwa-ibom which is Uyo. That is where the buck stops. Go to the inner cities and hinterlands and weep. I have forgiven you for telling me to leave population out of it. If one state has 100k Civil servants and another has 2M civil servants, will we judge infrastructural development(s) of both states without factoring that, and how much allocations they received? Akwa-ibom has which better roads than Lagos? They have more than a hundred new road networks?

Akpabio I like

jide333:



Aboki!. take am easy na? i guess it's the Hausa and Fulani's that are very used to suffering in nigeria.. look at your people and look at the people of Akwa-ibom... guy your people na full of beggers be your people oooh... ahahaaahahaha!! who's buhari going to arrest for that? mumu aboki.. oloshi.. loool

fine.....every akwaibom girl I know ar all olosho...with 500 even a begger can fucq them...akwa ibom girls ar cheerful giver expecially oron girls...you also see them around lagos street selling fufu ..what will u say about dat

slap1:


Akpabio is not a mediocre, not by Nigerian standards, and I'm not celebrating him. There are governors who couldn't do projects that are commensurate with the little they receive.

He is a Hero that deserves a Nobel prize by Nigerian standards. That's how convincing and thorough Nigerian standards are. So non-mediocre he was a governor that he had to rig himself to become a senator with 400k votes and then he issued 953k votes to another Nobel prize-deserving President even though both senatorial and presidential elections happened at the same time.

Nigeria I hail thee and thy standards!

IbokUtoroh:









most times u need to go deeper so the person involve will knw d bitter truth.
akwa ibom needs someone who will come n unite the already torn unity, we need someone who will develop the state n not play sentimental politics. we need someone who is Godfearing, someone who has the knowledge to move this state to whr it shud be, we need someone who will input his knowledge garnered from his service years to bring the necessary transformation in the state. someone who is from EKET SENATORIAL DISTRICT, N is has the love of his state first. we dont need someone who is nursing hatred n has reservior of enemies e wants to come n fight. we dont need someone who has scores to settle with people cos thr is no time again to waste time.
oil is vast becomng liability resources so we need people who will divert attention from oil n sycophantic political sphere to a more robustic n viable environs whr akwaibom youths will be happy n wont travel to ph, calabar, lagos, delta, abuja looking for jobs.
umana cant give this, all he an give is hatred n division amongst akwaibom people.

That sounds a lot better, trying to persuade me through an intelligent & engaging analysis. However, I am not the type to swave easily so it's still Umana Okon Umana for me come tomorrow. Follow your conscience and best of luck.

manck2:
that allocation will change very soon.. Akwa ibom allocation will go down with buhari in power. because the correct procedure was not followed.

which correct procedure? bros go get urself updated with statistics of how revenue is generated in the country. Akwa Ibom contribute the highest percentage to the FG account compared to every other state. Don't ridicule urself with ignorance.

richidinho:


Yesoooo we are used to suffering with

uninterrupted power supply
Good road network to the most remote village
Tourism state since 2007
Best stadium in Nigeria
Airport with aircraft maintenance facilities
First underground drainage in Africa
Ibaka seaport( under construction)
Five star hotels in 3 sen .district for tourism boost
Payment of salaries with 15k Xmas bonus
Youths empowerment
Quality infrastructural development
Go to AKS will attest to these and many more

uninterrupted power supply for where?apart from itu road another name for akwaibom is darkness...youths empowerment for where...90% of ur youths ar keke drivers hw is that youths empowerment?ibaka seaport as been under construction for hw many years? Bros stop lying to ur self...*kwa ibom sucks apart from ur chip girls

ib2015:

May God pull your tongue from your mouth since you have no good use for it.
slowpoke.

your father mama

HzRF:

Nice 1
Hopefully he will look into fashola/tinubu case

nice piece.

NnamdiN:
it's so annoying. This guy spent 7yrs with Akpabio now he's a saint coz he's in apc. He lives in a mini castle, what has he done for his street let alone his community? his generator house alone is as big as a flat but he's never given out ordinary sewing machines like other big men to support his people. Akpabio would never allow him win anyways, he's wasting his time and money.

But,he was not the governor. What has the person the governor backing achieved?

I smile when people use Umanah and "Change" in the same sentence. A guy who was the most powerful and influential person in Akpabio's government for six and half years as the SSG, and before then, the commissioner for finance for several years in the Victor Attah administration? And he is the "Change" now because he decamped to the APC? Not that I am a fan of Akpabio who I believe is being celebrated because of the mediocre quality and lack of accountability in leadership that we have become used to. I just think though that It will take a miracle of epic proportions for APC to win Akwa Ibom State. You just need to look back to the presidential elections to know what Gen. Akpabio is capable of doing in the election chess game.

Eruditor:


You're talking about the capital of Akwa-ibom which is Uyo. That is where the buck stops. Go to the inner cities and hinterlands and weep. I have forgiven you for telling me to leave population out of it. If one state has 100k Civil servants and another has 2M civil servants, will we judge infrastructural development(s) of both states without factoring that, and how much allocations they received? Akwa-ibom has which better roads than Lagos? They have more than a hundred new road networks?

Oh my! I don't need your forgiveness, the ratio of the civil servnts U just put up there is quite abstract. The civil servants in Aks receive more salaries and allowances thn those in Rivers though the govt owes on rare occasions. I can boldly tell u that the primary school teachers in Aks earn more than some secondary school teachers in Rivers, so how is tthat stopping Akpabio from doing the needful? I believe as a learned person, you don't expect good roads in all the corners of rural areas. Wht is the condition of PH compared to Uyo? Have U been to Mushin and Ajegunle in Lagos? Have U been to Obio/Akpor in Rivers? I am ending this feud here believing that you've only been to just one of the three states in question.

HzRF:

Nice 1
Hopefully he will look into fashola/tinubu case

And hopefully he will probe the missing $2.8 billion from NNPC accounts in 1978.

YEYE DEY SMELL

Myself2:


And hopefully he will probe the missing $2.8 billion from NNPC accounts in 1978.

YEYE DEY SMELL

Lol
Don't mind dem jare

usdam:

But,he was not the governor. What has the person the governor backing achieved?

we already know his antecedents, emmanuel udom is relatively new. Akpabio has equally set a high standard for any successor. If he doesn't perform after four years, it would be so obvious and we will show him the door(yall said the same shiit about Buhari )

HzRF:

Nice 1
Hopefully he will look into fashola/tinubu case

A rich man will enter heaven first.

Eruditor:


Best performing governor in Nigeria?
Built a stadium faster than Amaechi, because Akwa-ibom has the same population with Rivers?
Is it only Federal allocations Akwa-ibom receives? Don't they have internally generated revenues? Should Akwa-Ibom not be rivalling Lagos?

broda wetin concern population and building stadium fast?

jieta:
with all those infarstructure development in akwa ibom u still white wash akpabio publicly then i think u should go to other state and see for ur self

He is insulting Akpabio perhaps because he has never traveled to other states to compare the performances.



I'm not saying Akpabio has not looted or wouldn't have done more but at the level of our development, he is currently the best governor in Nigeria.



From 1999 till date, he is only second to Donald Duke of Cross River State. This is raw fact. I think their only reason for hating Akpabio is because he is from a minority ethnic group.

Felixsun20:
Oh my! I don't need your forgiveness, the ratio of the civil servnts U just put up there is quite abstract. The civil servants in Aks receive more salaries and allowances thn those in Rivers though the govt owes on rare occasions. I can boldly tell u that the primary school teachers in Aks earn more than some secondary school teachers in Rivers, so how is tthat stopping Akpabio from doing the needful? I believe as a learned person, you don't expect good roads in all the corners of rural areas. Wht is the condition of PH compared to Uyo? Have U been to Mushin and Ajegunle in Lagos? Have U been to Obio/Akpor in Rivers? I am ending this feud here believing that you've only been to just one of the three states in question.

In one sentence, rural areas are allowed to have some bad roads (regardless of the states resources). In another sentence Ajegunle and Mushin should be thrown at the Lagos state Government's face.

I lived in one of the states above for 5 years. For another of the states for more than 18 years. You can as well believe that Osama and Obama are related since both words contain 'ama'. That's how valuable what you believe is to me.