Group to honour Akpabio’s wife, says she’s assets to Ndigbo
By Core Reporters
An Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Igbo Union Ndi Igbo worldwide, has praised Senate President, Senator Goodwill Akpabio and his wife Dr. Mrs. Unoma Ekaite Akpabio, for their untiring support to Igbo people and everything concerning Igbo as a nation.
The group said that the couple had remained a formidable support to Igbo cause, describing them as great assets to the progress of Igbo in Nigeria.
The group stand was contained in a press statement signed by Ndi Prince Elias Odoemena, the National Convener of the group and made available to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
The statement described Senator Akpabio’s marriage to an illustrious daughter of Igbo land from Enugu as a continued blessing to the Ndigbo, and a pivotal of developmental monuments being cited in Igbo land as a whole.
The group added that Akpabio’s marriage to Unoma is not a curse but a divine blessing that has transmitted to monumental open doors to the Igbo as a whole, describing Senator Akpabio as son-law well loved in the entire Igbo land, who is more than ordinary son-law.
“He has become a bonafide Igbo man not only by his marriage to our daughter and sister, Unoma, but for the uncountable dividends of democracy he has brought to Igbo land, right from his days as governor of Akwa Ibom State to his present position as number three man in Nigeria. Akpabio has exhibited statefastness, loyalty and love to our people,” he said.
According to the statement “Senator Akpabio has continued to use any avenue available to him to cement the relationship between Igbos and their brothers and sisters from the old Eastern region, by building bridges across the peoples of South South and South-east both politically and economically.”
Igbo Union Nzuko Ndi enumerated some of things Senator Akpabio has done to build friendship, brotherhood and trust amongst the two neighbouring zones in the two country: “Governor Senator Akpabio constructed more than 500 metres Nkana bridge that connects Abia State and Akwa Ibom State. Akpabio built a worship centre, constructed roads in Igbo land and gave and facilitated employment for many sons and daughters of Igbo land.
“This act of kindness to the Igbos has made Senator Akpabio and his wife, our daughter, to be exceptionally loved, respected and reverenced in all communities in Igbo land, as a great in-law of exceptional quality and carriage that has the interest of anything Igbo at their hearts.
The Igbo group said they are all together surprised of Akpabio’s exceptional benevolence to Ndigbo, know his antecedents as a governor in Akwaibom down to this period he now occupies the exalted office of Senate President.
” We in Igbo land are not surprised.We have been following the activities of the great couple right from their days as the first couple of Akwaibom State. What he implanted in the state, still stands as a reference point to all the in-coming governors in the state.
From roads infrastructure to schools, hospitals, sports facilities etc, Akpabio stood out amongst the governors of his era,” the statement added.
The group said in appreciation for all the good works the couple has been doing in Igbo land, Igbos are ready to honour Sen. Akpabio’s wife, Dr. Mrs. Unoma Ekaite Akpabio soon for her constant reach and support for any thing that concerns Igbo people, describing their act towards her as paying back with love that she has so much extended to her people through her beloved husband.
