Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has dished out series of advice to governors embarking on second-term.

The former governor of Rivers urged them all to be extremely careful when choosing those that will come after them in office and not to casually settle for successors simply because they kneel before them. He noted that such is like setting themselves up for betrayal when they finally leave office.

Akpabio made this statement on Saturday during the commissioning of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway’s first 30 kilometres in the Lekki area emphasizing that leaders should be visionary.

He said; “We have a president who has both sight and vision. And this, for me, is something I must advise our governors, particularly those of them who are in their second term. Do not give power to anybody who is not looking for power.

“Don’t give power to anybody who is not prepared. Don’t go hiding in your heart that this boy is very subservient; he is always kneeling when he is talking to me, and his wife is always rolling on the floor. I think I should make this one the governor.

“If you do that, you are giving power to somebody who is not prepared for governance, and they will disappoint you. This is where betrayals normally start. I am just trying to give some advice.

“For the progressive governors, I believe that all of you are doing well because you are being led by a man who has both sight and vision.”

Dignitaries who were present at the commissioning event include; President Bola Tinubu, Works Minister Dave Umahi.

Some of the second-term governors whom Akpabio spoke to at the event include the governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma, Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.