Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has passed a resolution naming Akwa Ibom International Stadium otherwise known as Nest of Champion after the immediate past Governor of the state, Chief Godswill O. Akpabio.
The Speaker of the house, Rt. Hon. Sam Ikon, who stated this recently when members of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly paid Chief Godswill Akpabio a courtesy visit at Governor’s Lodge, Uyo, said this done as a mark of honour to him for the execution and inauguration of the stadium within a record time.
Ikon said they visited him to express their appreciation to him for what he had done for the state particularly in partnering the state house during his administration, and stressed that Chief Akpabio loves the people, which was why he transformed the state through infrastructural development, noting this was the reason they have decided to name the stadium after him.
He remarked that all constituencies of the state have been positively impacted with life-touching projects during his administration and that the state House of Assembly has the highest number of members during the sitting that passed resolution naming the stadium after him disclosing that they have attain heights due to the support of Chief Godswill Akpabio.
Ikon said they would continue to support, encourage and pray for him as he is about moving to Senate and called on him to continue to represent Akwa Ibom interest in the Red Chambers.
Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, Chief Godswill Akpabio described the visit as symbolic and thanked them for the visit, stressing that they have also impacted his political life, and contributed by their partnership with the state government to the peace in the state.
He said unlike other Houses of Assembly that are usually embroiled in prolonged crisis Akwa Ibom House of Assembly never experienced such and lauded them for their sense of maturity in handling legislative issues and for their determination and focus in seeing to the improved living standard of the people, saying that their names have been written in gold and that he was proud and glad to have worked with them.
The Akwa Ibom International Stadium which would now be known as ‘Godwill Akpabio International Stadium was built and completed by the Akpabio administration. The project handled by Julius Berger Construction Company was inaugurated in November last year.