The election of Chief Godswill Akpabio on April 14 2007 came from a people that challenged the interest of major players in the political landscape of the state for the overriding benefit of good governance from a leader with the integrity, personality, desire, and vision to deliver.
The governor accepted this call with a broad vision of responsibility focused on high impact social renewal, economic sustainability, and infrastructure development. The engagement of a significant accountability agenda has witnessed a promotion of the governor's strategic intent at repositioning the state, great operational performance towards robust delivery, good governance for people integration and citizen engagement for broad based communications. The governor increasingly delivers projects and services that take the people's needs into account and addresses socio-economic challenges while at the same time tapping into new opportunities for the state.
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Citizen engagement continues to be a key strategy of governor Akpabio for direct 2-way communication on methodologies through summits, townhall sessions, and direct participation in programmes. These have been helpful in touching base with the people as well as engagement with civil societies and communities.
The openness of Governor Godswill Akpabio has strategically converted weaknesses to operational strengths and threats into opportunities for better governance. On the whole the governor has introduced responsible practices into Akwa Ibom State governance and has demonstrated a responsibility to the people in the way state affairs are conducted. |