PDP passed vote of confidence on Akpabio

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State has passed a “vote of absolute confidence” on Governor Godswill Akpabio in appreciation of his style of leadership as well as “uncommon” developmental strides in the state.

In a letter signed by all the 30-member state party executives and the 31 chapter chairmen, the party said Akpabio has so far “redefined and demystified governance by breath-takingly transforming the state into a fast growing economic and tourism destination.”

While describing the governor in glowing and superlative terms, the PDP called on other elected and appointed office holders to emulate Akpabio’s administrative style “by striving assiduously to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the masses”.

Governor Akpabio, it said, is “the only Digital Governor in Nigeria”, and has “vindicated the party and justified the confidence Akwa Ibom people reposed in him through the ballot box”.

It enumerated Akpabio’s achievements to include free, compulsory and qualitative education; aggressive pursuit of the Ibom Airport; completion of the Ibom Power Plant; aggressive empowerment and accommodation of youths and women interests; enhancement of the unity spectrum of the state; rehabilitation and construction of over 700 life-enhancing infrastructural projects across the state; award of contract for the Ibom Tropicana Centre as well as the first fly-over in the state; hosting of PDP National Stakeholders Forum; successfully assembling 9,300-man choir for the carol rendition and winning a place in the Guinness World Record; etc.

“Your Excellency, you have made us proud. Keep it up in 2009 and beyond, as we wish you more power to your vision and mission of creating permanent legacies in Akwa Ibom State that would earn not only the respect of the comity of states in Nigeria but also the admiration and envy of the international community in every field of human endeavours”, it said.

The PDP also adjudged Akpabio to have so far promoted “a system of good and effective governance, characterised by fair, open, competent, honest and highly responsive public administration with the letters of our party’s constitution”.

It expressed appreciation to the “action-soaked, cerebral robust and passion-driven” governor with what it described as “uncommon strides and in anticipation of more 5-star, breath-taking and unprecedented achievements in office to the credit of the Peoples Democratic Party, the benefit of the people and the glory of the Almighty God”.