Sen Bassey Albert: Deals That Sent The YPP Governorship Candidate, 42years In Jail

Alleged corruptive practices have earned a governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Obong Bassey Albert Akpan 42 years in jail.

Obong Bassey Albert Akpan, popularly called OBA, is former Commissioner for Finance Akwa Ibom State, and currently serving Senator for Uyo Senatorial District.

A  Federal High Court has sentenced him to 42 years in jail after finding him culpable of allegations of financial corruption as charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The allegations against him are several, and include receiving from one Jide Omokore , a BMW X5 (Bulletproof) worth N50 million; in December 2012 and another Infinity QX 56(bulletproof) worth N45 million.’

He is also alleged to have illegally received a Toyota Landcruiser V8 (bulletproof) valued at N40 million November 2013, and a Range Rover in March 2014, valued at N40 million.

Further allegations were that in September 2014, he received a Toyota Hiace High Roof bus valued at N27 million was received from the businessman.

The allegations covered dealings at different times between 2012 and 2014.

He also received a Toyota Hiace High Roof buses valued at N16 million and six units of Toyota Hilux vehicles valued at N36 million.

The EFCC which was investigating money used for the 2015 elections, spotlighted one Jide Omokore, who was suspected as a conduit through which illegal funds were used for elections.

While interrogating the businessman, he mentioned his numerous transactions with Obong Bassey Albert, who by this time had become a Senator.

The Eagle reports that the EFCC had on June 24, 2019 arraigned Sen. Bassey Albert at the Federal High Court, Uyo and had been on the case ever since.

Obong Bassey Albert, through his lawyers, had earlier filed a preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of the court at Ikeja where the case was previously being heard.

The pleas of his lawyers that the case should be transferred to Akwa Ibom were later granted, but this did not outwit the law in any way.

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The Eagle reports also that Sen. Bassey Albert was arraigned by the EFCC on June 24, 2019 at the Federal High Court, Uyo where a lot of bottlenecks was foisted on the path of justice by the legal team mobilised by the accused.