Senate President Godswill Akpabio has advised second-term governors to exercise caution when selecting their successors.
He warned that governors who choose successors simply because they show deference might be setting themselves up for betrayal once they leave office.
Akpabio, who is a former Akwa Ibom governor, made these remarks on Saturday at the commissioning of the first 30 kilometers of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in the Lekki area of Lagos.
He emphasized the importance of vision in leadership, urging second-term governors, particularly those in the All Progressives Congress (APC), to prioritize visionary leadership over mere patronizing loyalty.
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The event was attended by notable figures including President Bola Tinubu, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, Finance Minister Wale Edun, Works Minister Dave Umahi, and second-term governors such as Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos).
Akpabio said, “We have a president who has both sight and vision. And this for me is something I must advise our governors, particularly those of them who are in their second term. Do not give power to anybody who is not looking for power.
“Don’t give power to anybody who is not prepared. Don’t go hiding in your heart that this boy is very subservient; he is always kneeling when he is talking to me, his wife is always rolling on the floor, I think I should make this one the governor.
“If you do that, you are giving power to somebody who is not prepared for governance and they will disappoint you. This is where betrayals normally start. I am just trying to give some advice.
“For the progressive governors, I believe that all of you are doing well because you are being led by a man who has both sight and vision.”
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