Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday told the group of seven (G-7) aggrieved governors under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, that whatever they sow, they shall reap.
Akpabio particularly stated that with their rebellious stance against President Goodluck Jonathan and national leadership of the ruling party, the aggrieved governors should not be surprised when the same form of rebellion is displayed against them in their respective states by subordinates.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, Gov. Akpabio stressed that governors can only get respect from people and institutions under them only when they respect people and institutions above them.
Asked when the problem and demands of the aggrieved governors would be finally addressed, he said, “Well, I’ve seen newspapers clips where they said the rebellious governors, the G-7 and so on and so forth. In any rebellion, we can resolve it through dialogue and I think that that’s what the President is doing, that’s what the PDP leadership is out to do to see how it can dialogue and bring the situation to a close.
“But, you see, it all depends. But for me, I believe that you cannot be a good leader unless you’re a good follower and I believe also strongly that leadership comes from God. So the question of rebelling against leadership does not occur because if I rebel against the leadership at the federal level, I should expect somebody also to rebel against my leadership at the state level, may be from my own local government or thereabouts,” he added.
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