By Dan Amor
In September 2011, yours sincerely was amongst media executives invited to grace the World Press Conference organized to mark the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. In attendance at the conference were the Voice of America (VOA), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Le Monde of France, major radio and television stations, major Nigerian newspapers and magazines, and three Editorial Board members.
It was hosted by the Executive Governor of the oil rich Niger Delta State His Excellency Obong Godswill Akpabio. That was before he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in which he is now Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs. At the conference, this writer was privileged to speak on the emerging state of insecurity in the country. As at then, the major security threat Nigerians had to contend with was the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.
