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"Even when we say we are not going to run government on
the pages of newspapers, we will not fail in our duty to inform you of correct facts,
so that you woukd know what to write"
“I call for a little bit of sensibility in media reporting. I advocate for what
I may call criminal libel as part of Nigerian law so that even people who lampoon
others or write petition will be forced to put down their names. So if we have a
better process of crosschecking stories and x-ray peoples views so that media houses
can always say that they stand by their stories, it will help a lot to restructure
the polity."
“Yes, I love press freedom, I stand for press freedom, but we must exercise this
freedom in a way that it doesn’t bring others down. Because in exercising our freedom,
it could leave other people in chains.”
- Akpabio
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Media, Democracy, And The Rule of Law –Paper By Godswill Akpabio
Text of a paper presented by the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom
State, His Excellency Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, at the Nigeria Union of
Journalists (NUJ) Fund Raising Dinner on Thursday, Ju...
| Text of Broadcast by His Excellency Governor Godswill Akpabio 25th December 2010 to the People of Akwa Ibom State
My dear people of Akwa Ibom State, welcome to 2010 Christmas Day. As we join the Christian world today to mark the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, my wife and I, on behalf of the gover...
| Making Nigeria work: The Akwa Ibom example —GOV AKPABIO
The topic “How To Make Nigeria Work – Lessons From Akwa Ibom State” is a bit like asking one to speak on “How to Make the Elephant Dance.” Elephants have locked cartilages which allow them movement...
| Text of the broadcast by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Iborn State, Chief Godswill Akpabia; to the people of the state on the occasion of the 21st anniversary at Akwa Iborn State
My Dear People of Akwa Ibom State, As we mark the 21st Anniversary of the Creation of Akwa Ibom State, we must not ignore the foundation of faith which is fused into the Akwa Ibom story. Today, we ...
| Together we shall prosper: Speech By His Excellency, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, on the Occassion of His Swearing In as Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State
My dear people of Akwa Ibom State, it is with utmost gratitude to God and immeasurable joy that I stand before you today as your Executive Governor. On behalf of my wife, your first lady; my entire...
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 24th Anniversary Lecture: Building Akwa Ibom State of Our Dream Through Industrialization
Introduction
About the early 1950's when the world turned attention to the backwardness of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, industrialization was seen as the logical solution to the problem. Econ... |  Underground Drainage Project for Commissioning
One of the highlights of the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, would be the commissioning of the underground drainage project in Uyo. During his la... |  Pre-Election Violence in Akwa Ibom and the Search for Truth
Stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State lay bare before the Presidential Investigation Panel the remote and immediate causes of the pre-election violence which had rocked the state on March 22, 2011 and pr... |  | Uyo Capital City Becomes New Again
Model of the new roundabout under construction at Ikot Ekpene / Ikpa Road junctionUyo, the capital city of oil producing Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria’s biggest oil producer, has in the past... |
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Soyinka Commends Akpabio on Education
The Akwa Ibom State Governor Chief Godswill Akpabio has received commendations from Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for his efforts in human capacity development in his state.
Prof Soyinka who... TRIBUNE
| South-South Wants FG’s Power Reduced
The South-south geo-political zone has called for a reduction in the powers and operations of the federal government in order to make the centre less attractive and give more room for the governmen... THISDAY | Formidable, Accountable Leadership Key to Growth - Kagame
President of Republic of Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame, whose country is one of the reference points in the world today for its viable rehabilitation and growth strategies, said, yesterday, at the second ... VANGUARD | | |
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