The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday stated that his prayer has always been that God should give Akwa Ibom State another person that will resemble him to ensure rapid development in the state and the improvement of the living conditions of the people.
The former governor of the state stated this while addressing relatives and sympathizers at the burial of two brothers, Dr. Ime Titus Okopido, a former Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, and Hon. Ini Titus Okopido, who until his demise, was the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Akpabio, “My prayer is that God should give Akwa Ibom another leader with the heart for the people. Leaders who love the people and think well of them”, stressing that “Akwa Ibom State does not need leaders that would build temples in Dubai, and London, but those that would build people and community”.
The Minister noted that ”Governance was like a building block, when one takes it to a level, another who succeeds him, has to take it further, adding that when that is not done, the society would suffer for it”.
Akpabio described the loss of the two brothers as a painful incident, and prayed God to console and protect the families left behind.
The funeral was attended by dignitaries across the state and beyond, including members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as well as APC.
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