By Idongesit Ashameri / Correspondent, Uyo
Former Nigeria Ambassador to Russia and the Belarus, Chief Assam E. Assam (SAN), has rated Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, as the best governor in Nigeria in terms of infrastructure development.
Asam made the acknowledgement in a media interaction with newsmen in Eket.
He said Akpabio’s landmark infrastructure in all the nooks and crannies of the state would provide the solid foundation upon which the next government would massively industrialize the state.
The plethora of road network criss-crossing the state, the Ibom International airport, the flyovers, the Ibom Power Plant, according to him, are major incentives for local and foreign investors in the state.
Assam, who is one of the major contenders for the office of governor in 2015, promised that voted into the Hilltop Mansion next year, he would leverage on the infrastructure to attract massive investments in the agriculture and hydrocarbons.
He outlined the main thrust of his administration to include industrialization, education and job creation for the teeming unemployed, and stressed that his government would not be directly involved in the setting up of industries but the creation of the enabling environment for investments.
Describing Akpabio as a prudent manager of the state’s resources, the former diplomat disagreed with those who think the governor has not judiciously applied the finances of the state, adding that posterity would judge Akpabio fairly when he leaves office next year.
“Yes, it is true that so much money came into Akwa Ibom during Akpabio’s regime and some other persons could have spent such monies on frivolities without any thing to show for but Akpabio did
not do so, rather he went the length and breadth of Akwa Ibom state to plant developmental projects like roads, bridges, flyovers and many other quality projects of international repute.
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