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| Rt. Hon. Victor Antai, Commissioner for Local Government/Chieftaincy Affairs |
"Before the 2015 General Elections that Gov. Udom Emmanuel emerged overwhelming victorious, Victor galvanized a strong based support for the Akwaibom Divine Mandate Project. Coupled with the uncertained months of vengeful electioneering legal tussle before the Supreme Court validation of His Excellency's Mandate, again Victor traversed the entire Oro Nation and the nooks and corners of the state with lofty and convincing sermons of why the Governor remains the right/best premium choice. If likely there was a re-run as the grieving opposition had desired, his efforts would have paid off pricelessly".
There is nothing more difficult to carry out, not more doubtful of success, not more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer, he who dares to chat a new course, has enemies in all those who profit by the old order and only lukewarm defenders in all those, who would profit by the new order. This lukewarmness arises, partly from incredibility of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new, until they have actually experienced it.
It is in this perception that Rt. Hon. Victor Antai, a two time chairman of Mbo LGA now Commissioner for Local Government/Chieftaincy Affairs found himself when he came on the scene in Mbo political clime, his immediate constituency and AkwaIbom political landscape. Nothing good comes easy. Just like tough time don't last, only tough men do. In Mbo LGA, where his political sojourn evolved, progress was at the lowest ebb, in fact, inert. Aside the lofty development strides and success story recorded in the community, Victor's passion for the completion of Ibaka Deep Seaport Project knew and knows no bound. The Oro nation born politician, was determined to go the whole hog and make Mbo LGA an Eldorado, no matter the hurdles and opposition too stiff he met on daily basis. Most of the times and on till now he finds himself always on the news and given bad spotlight. Only a man and an administration with the heart of steel and grim resolve could accomplish such feat development-wise and setting a viable political brand.
Setting out to achieve his avowed goals expectedly met with resistance from those, who profited by the old order of doing things in Mbo LGA. It was themselves first and the larger populace last. To the glory of God, Victor Antai has opened up Mbo and Oro nation political clime to a larger level of socio-economic development in consonance with present government's determination to balance AkwaIbom on the industrial scale and sustainable development. In the course of his local government administration for two consecutive tenure and even as commissioner in just 100 days in office, far-reaching infrastructural facilities coupled with viable and articulated policies were put in place to international standard without looking back. Roads, hitherto considered impassable and difficult to rehabilitate within the nooks and corners of Mbo community saw and witnessed the magic wand of Victor Antai and residents of such areas heaved a sigh of relief.
Within the ten months running of Gov. Udom Emmanuel administration and his ascension as commissioner for Local Government /Chieftaincy Affairs, the Royal and traditional council in the state is breathing with relief as salaries and stipends are paid as and when due. Local boundary crisis and council feud has reduced to a bearing status. Even certain percentages of local government workers'salaries are paid with currying bonuses.
Like him or hate him, he is an "unusual"leader. During the 2015 General Elections, as earlier noted, Victor Antai stuck his neck out in total support and solidarity for the divine mandate electioneering campaign and victory of Gov. Udom Emmanuel even when all opposition fronts aimed their snipers at him. He stooped to conquer and that has paid better for him. Rt. Hon. Victor Antai, shou
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