GETS ACCOLADES FROM US AMBASSADOR

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has urged the Government of the United States of America to delist his state from the list of unsafe states in Nigeria.

Governor Emmanuel insisted that such categorization was at variance with the decisions of several security agencies, that place Akwa Ibom as one of the safest states in the country.

Governor Emmanuel spoke during a courtesy visit on him by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard on Tuesday at Government House, Uyo.
He said naming Akwa Ibom among the unsafe states in Nigeria, was repelling to investors, hence inimical to the industrialization drive of the state government.

“Help me review, right now we are expecting a whole lot of investors into the state the issue being that the publication that Akwa Ibom State is unsafe for Americans to travel into, is going to affect a whole lot of investments in the country, especially in Akwa Ibom, because it stands contrary to Police report and other security agencies reports.

"These is no society on Planet earth that there are no pockets of crime. Pockets of crime cannot render that state insecure”, Governor Emmanuel echoed.

Governor Udom Emmanuel who appreciated the partnership between America and Nigeria in the provision of critical facilities in the state, appealed to the American Government to partner the state government and implementation partners for effective monitoring of projects and transparency.

"The USAID can come in, we don’t need the money, they can partner this programme with the State Government, the Ministry of Health and the beneficiaries.

"You appoint the implementing partners we don’t know them and because you don’t create that interface between the State Government and these group of implementing partners. So we cannot even monitor as a second check of what we are doing, to be able to report back that money you are spending is actually getting to the people."


He explained that, "if the projects must go to the implementing partners let the State Government be the third party for proper monitoring and transparency in its financial reporting”.

The governor further emphasized that, the partnership with the state government will ensure that the programmes executed by US Government are of immense benefits to the people as the funds allocated will trickle down to the appropriate locations without encumbrances.

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, said she was pleased to have the opportunity to visit the state to ascertain the status of the US funded projects, after constraints posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US envoy described the Akwa Ibom State government as a model in the pandemic management and fundamental support for the USAID projects in the state.

She expressed delight over the investments made by the Akwa Ibom State Government in the health sector.

These, she said, were evident in the improved health infrastructure, trained health workers, the wellbeing of USAID projects in the state, reversal of hitherto held statistics in malaria, HIV/AIDS amidst the COVID pandemic.

Which kin people Nigerians dey elect as governors sef

How can you be begging

Nah person wey don go US embassy before go know say even if you beg from now till tomorrow, dem no go change their mind.

Send a bill to the state House of assembly, make you sef create a security outfit like Amotekun wey go dey tackle criminals for Akwa ibom.

You have to put your house in order Mr Gov. This is like a case of person wey get typhoid, make e com dey pray instead of using meds.

This is not about begging, Udom should put his house in order

Lolz, it's true na

Begi begi

That is what the North has done to the South.
They have destroyed the tourism potential of the South.

There is a Reason.

Ok

It's like someone diagnosed of malaria say to the doctor don't talk sey I get malaria oo!

Adding your state name in the list is not the reason for insecurities in your state and removing the state name cannot be the solution for it.

If you are trying to convince us that there's no insecurities in your state then you are On Your Own = OYO (no state added).

Akwa ibom is unsafe. Is it not that same Akwa ibom where one lady was kidnapped,raped and killed? what is udom going about for?

Graysons:
Akwa ibom is unsafe. Is it not that same Akwa ibom where one lady was kidnapped,raped and killed? what is udom going about for?

No mind am he's delusional.

Akwa ibom is a State in Ghana

Jones4190:
Akwa ibom is a State in Ghana

How can?

Graysons:
Akwa ibom is unsafe. Is it not that same Akwa ibom where one lady was kidnapped,raped and killed? what is udom going about for?

Which other story did you hear about the state compare to what is happening in your state?

What a colossal failure.

Emelcee:


Which other story did you hear about the state compare to what is happening in your state?

Akwa ibom is unsafe, what are you going about for?

When will the US stop playing the demi-god of all countries?

No be the same akwa ibom that killed and buried an innocent job seeker if not for the prompt intervention of her friend and nigerians?
Is it not same akwa ibom that security operatives are killed everyday?

I trust Udom they will review the list. Op he wasn't begging but requesting , so change your caption ok

Continue to chant one Nigeria and share country with cursed regions, they will always drag your state to the mud and bring you backward

Graysons:
Akwa ibom is unsafe. Is it not that same Akwa ibom where one lady was kidnapped,raped and killed? what is udom going about for?

Currently we still hear of one-chance tales in lagos state, citizens r being robbed, cultists on rampage, everywhere red for lagos.. But was lagos included in the list of red-states?