later arraigned by the police in court for defamation. In May 2020, Akpabio was summoned by members of the House of Representatives over the misappropriation of 40 billion Naira. Honours International honours The Congressional Certificate of Recognition of the United States Congress (2011). Africa Lifetime Achievement Prize awarded by Millennium Excellence Foundation in Kenya. The Gold Humanitarian Services Award of the Republic of Niger 2008 conferred on him by Niger’s Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Alhaji Moussa Ibrahim. Exam Ethic Marshall 2009: Exam Ethic International, Ghana. Best Governor, Infrastructure Development 2009: BEN Television, London. Honorary citizen of the city of Georgia, New Jersey in United States National honours Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). Best Governor Infrastructure and Empowerment Award of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2012). Most Prolific Governor by the National Councillors’ Forum. Academic & professional honours Doctorate of Management Science, Honoris Causa, Nigeria Defence Academy (2011). Doctorate of Law, Honoris Causa, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2010). Doctorate of Law, Honoris Causa, University of Calabar, Calabar (2009). Doctorate of Law, Honoris Causa, University of Uyo, Uyo (2009). Doctorate of Public Administration (Honoris Causa), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (2009). Doctorate of Management Science (Honoris Causa) Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2011). Doctorate of Public Administration, Honoris Causa Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu (2013). Doctorate of Human Resource Management (Honoris Causa) Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo. Honorary Fellow of Nigeria Society of Engineers (2010) (Only fourteen non-engineers have so far been so honoured in Nigeria). Fellow, Kazaure Polytechnic, Kazaure (2008). Fellow of the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba (2011). Fellow of the College of Education, Bichi, and a host of others. Most Education Friendly Governor in Nigeria (2008) by the National Parent-Teacher Association. Best Booster Governor Award for Promoting Science, Technology and Mathematics by the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria. Goodwill Ambassador of the Nigerian Medical Association. Media honours Best Governor in Africa, Africa Development Magazine. Governor of the Year 2012, Leadership (newspaper). Man of the Year 2011, Sun (newspaper). Best Governor in Nigeria and Outstanding Human Brand 2010: Billboard World. Man of the Year 2010: National Daily Newspaper. Governor of the Year 2010: Nigerian Tribune. Award of Excellence for Outstanding Performance 2010: Nigeria Union of Journalists. Nigeria’s Emerging Tiger 2009: Thisday Newspapers. Man of the Year 2009: The Daily Independent (Lagos). Man of the Year 2009: National Daily Newspaper. 2008 Most