Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has said under the Buhari administration, the South West is the “ only peaceful” area in the country.
The minority leader made the claim in his contribution to the debate at the celebration of one year of the 8 th Senate yesterday.
Speaking on the general state of affairs in the country , Akpabio warned that if something urgent was not done, Nigeria would be plunged into major crisis .
He said : “ In the South – South , people have abandoned their homes because of activities of Niger Delta Avengers. The North is in turmoil; the South – East is boiling because of agitation . The South -West is the only peaceful area ” .
He challenged the All Progressives Congress – led federal government to market the country in a positive light .
” no serious investor will put his money in a country that has already been described as “full of criminals” by its leaders .”
“I want to urge the APC to market this country very well. The way the APC is saying the country is full of criminals , investors will not come here to invest. They must change the way they talk about Nigeria. Things need to change ” , he stated
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