Minister Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has been told to declare interest in the office of the president in 2023, or lose his support base in the south-eastern part of the country.
The position was contained in a statement issued by the state chapter of the Godswill Akpabio Uncommon Transformational Support Organisation (GAUTSO).
The group, after its stakeholders’ meeting in Enugu, on Tuesday, urged Akpabio to throw his hat into the ring as the race for the presidency may come to the South or he loses his supporters in the south-eastern part of the country.
The state coordinator of the group, Madam Uju Nwogbo, noted that “the group looks forward to a day when Senator Godswill Akpabio, as the President of Nigeria would boldly invite other world leaders to Nigeria to see the transformation that Nigerians looked forward to under his watch.
“This would be just the way he invited anyone to Akwa Ibom State to see the extent of positive development, changes and transformation he made possible as the governor.”
Nwogbo recalled how Senator Akpabio brought the first E-Library in West Africa to Akwa Ibom State, in order to bolster the free and compulsory education policy of his administration.
She said the action of Senator Akpabio had tremendous impact on the state, adding that it was a pointer to the much-needed passion for addressing the lapses in the education sector in the country.
“The work that would confront our next president is huge, arduous, intricate and daunting. It requires a young, energetic and vibrant person of uncommon wisdom to brace up to it. Senator Akpabio fits this bill more than any other person we know.
“Akpabio has, indeed, demonstrated to be an uncommon leader and a great visionary with a visible track record.
“For these reasons, the patriotic zeal of the South-South region and the Old Eastern Nigeria has been fired up to urge Senator Akpabio to come and run for the Office of the President in 2023,” the group stressed.
