Akwa Ibom state is currently the highest oil and gas producing state in the country...so yes, the state is one of the richest in Nigeria, if not the richest! And the state governor, Godswill Akpabio, likes to spend money...some people will say, recklessly! His press secretary, pastor Anietie Ukpe, has released a statement giving us six reasons why Governor Akpabio is not a reckless money spender. See it below...
1. All the money so far spent was budgeted and did not in any way negatively impact on the fortunes of Akwa Ibom and the people of the state.
2. The governor promised and actually donated only one Toyota Prado SUV to Tuface Idibia and his wife, Annie Macaulay, not two such vehicles, as was wrongly reported. When the most respected Highlife living legend, Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya, was honoured with the latest model of Toyota Avensis saloon car by Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State to mark his 80th birthday, did anybody complain?
