1: His full name: Godswill Obot Akpabio
2: Born on December 9, 1962, age 61 years.
3: Akpabio, a native of Ukama, Ikot Ntuen in Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
4: He attended Methodist Primary School, Ukama, Akwa Ibom State, the Federal Government College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State and holds a degree in Law from the University of Calabar, Cross River State.
5: Akpabio, a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, 2001- 2015.
6: He served as the minister for Niger Delta Affairs, 2007 to 2015.
7: He was raised by his mother after the death of his father at a very young age.
8: Akpabio had a brief stint as a teacher and as an associate partner with Paul Usoro and Co, a law firm in Nigeria.
9: He also worked with EMIS Telecoms Limited, a wireless telecommunications company in Lagos.
10: In 2022, Akpabio rose to the position of a Managing Director of the company.
11: He served as the National Publicity Secretary of the Association of Telecommunication Companies in Nigeria (ATCOM) while a director of EMIS.
12: Akpabio is a Roman Catholic Christian faith.
13: He’s happily married to Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, the founder of Family Life Enhancement Initiative (FLEI).
14: Akpabio and his pretty wife, have four daughters and a son.
15: He resigned on May 11 2022 on the directive of President Mohammadu Buhari to contest in the presidential primaries of the All Progessives Congress.
16: In 2013, Akpabio was elected chairman of the newly formed PDP Governor’s Forum.
17: He contested and won the Senate seat of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District to represent the district in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
18: In August 2018, he resigned as the Senate Minority Leader after announcing his defection to the All-Progressives Congress.
19: Akpabio is also known for his oratory prowess, poise and intelligence.
20: One of the things that endear people to him, is his constant smile.
21: He is always displaying great self-esteem and confidence.
22: The ever-smiling Senate President is tall and chubby.
23: He was formerly a member of PDP, before he joined APC in 2018.
24: He was a commissioner in the administration of former Governor Victor Attah, where he first demonstrated his uncommon leadership traits based on the way he diligently handled and executed in his care.
25: In June 2023, Akpabio emerged as the 10th Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He emerged as the new Senate President, after scoring 63 votes, beating former governor of Zamfara State Abdul- Azziz Yori’s 46 with 17 votes.
