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| Governor Godswill Akpabio and wife, Unoma |
By Etim Ekpimah
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, has said
the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the state, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, was
first “discovered” by his wife, Mrs. Unoma Akpabio.
Describing his wife as Mother Theresa and ‘Mkpouto’ Akwa
Ibom during the PDP campaign organisation inauguration in Uyo on Tuesday night,
the governor commended the his wife for her foresight in spotting Emmanuel.
“Mother Theresa, Mkpouto Akwa Ibom; she is the First Lady of
Akwa Ibom State, who spotted Udom Emmanuel,” he said.
The governor added that he asked the deputy governor of the
state, Mrs. Valerie Ebe, not to contest the 2015 governorship election.
He declared that as a result of the stress involved in
governorship campaigns, it would be inimical for the woman to contest, adding
that he advised her instead to have her retirement package and be a stakeholder
to advise the youth.
He said, “My deputy may have a slight problem of having to
run after me sometimes. So, when I have entered, she comes in about 10 or 20
minutes after. It is allowed, because nobody is blameless, but she is a very
humble person and she listens.
“I told her that ‘I don’t want you to contest the 2015
governorship election. I want you to have your retirement package and be a
stakeholder and advise young people’. This office is extremely stressful, and
she listens to me.
“She would have contested if I did not tell her. As we have
G22 now, if she had contested, we would have had G23.”
Culled from Punch
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