{"id":13449,"date":"2013-05-21T07:15:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T06:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=13449"},"modified":"2013-05-21T07:15:26","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T06:15:26","slug":"akpabio-bags-best-governor-in-africa-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/akpabio-bags-best-governor-in-africa-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio Bags Best Governor in Africa Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has bagged the best Governor in Africa Award from an Accra-based Africa Development Magazine, for his development strides in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting the award in Accra, Ghana, renowned Ghanaian Professor, Walter Alhassan, described Governor Akpabio as an icon of democracy and a good example of what leadership should represent.<\/p>\n<p>He said that available and verifiable facts singled out Chief Akpabio as a pride of Africa, worthy of emulation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Soma Brown recounted the numerous achievements of the Akpabio administration in Akwa Ibom State, but particularly noted the free, compulsory and qualitative education policy; free medical care for pregnant women, children and the aged; and the massive infrastructural investment as key reasons for the award conferred on Governor Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving the award, Governor Akpabio, represented by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, thanked the magazine for considering him for the global honour.<\/p>\n<p>Vanguard<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has bagged the best Governor in Africa Award from an Accra-based Africa Development Magazine, for his development strides in the state. 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