Outgoing Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has lashed out at the people of the state for not appreciating his tremendous efforts to make the state a better place to live and work.
Akpabio, while speaking at a thanksgiving service as part of the transition into the incoming government Udom Emmanuel, also said citizens of the South-South state betrayed and blackmailed him.
The governor, however, said he has since forgiven them for their ignorance and has moved on.
In his words, Akpabio said, “I forgive you of your many sins against me, for your betrayal, false reports, blackmail, and ingratitude towards my efforts at developing the state. I forgive you because I bear no grudge against anyone.”
He further stressed that, “As a young man, I devoted my time and did my best for the development of the state. I am going back a fulfilled man without paying attention to what people may have said against me.”
Akpabio will be going to the Senate, having won the Senatorial ticket under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 28, 2015 presidential/National Assembly elections. He governed the state for eight years.
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