The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Bassey Albert, has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for corruption.

Justice Agatha Anulika Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced Mr Albert who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He has been taken to Ikot Ekpene prisons, Akwa Ibom State, to serve his prison term.

Mr Albert, a serving senator representing Akwa Ibom North East District, was accused of receiving bribes of 12 cars worth N254 million from an oil marketer, Olajidee Omokore, during his (Albert’s) tenure (2010 – 2014) as commissioner for finance in Akwa Ibom State.

The convicted senator was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, the ruling party in the state, before he defected months ago to the YPP, where he secured the party’s ticket for the 2023 governorship election.

He was a major challenger to the PDP candidate, Umo Eno, in next year’s governorship election in Akwa Ibom State.

fergie001:
The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Bassey Albert, has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for corruption.

“That you Albert Bassey (whilst being the Commissioner for Finance, Akwa Ibom State and Chairman of Akwa Ibom State Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Coordinating Committee (IMDLCC) sometime in December, 2012 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, indirectly took possession of a vehicle (Infinity QX 56 BP) valued at N45, 000, 000.00 at the instance of one Olajide Jones Omokore (whose companies had contracts with Akwa Ibom State Government at that material time), when you reasonably ought to have known that the said vehicle formed part of proceed of unlawful activity (to wit: corruption) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act”.

Romanoff:
This same energy should be channelled towards other presidential candidates.

Anybody wey him hand no clean, 42 years.

Including the ones wey no go even fit use half the sentence.

garfield1:
A whole oba.udom at work.he will be elected gov from prison just like t.a orji

fergie001:

T A Orji was arrested not convicted.

Moreover, it's the EFCC that filed the case though we know the State Government had a hand in it.

saintkeppy won't like this news at all.

BeardedMeat:
Udom has murdered sleep.

garfield1:


What can he do? What about his guber bid

Seductress4:
If that sleep is corruption, let udom continue to murder it and any useless person supporting it.

Bluebae:
He will appeal

Zonefree:

Call Tinubu name, nobody go flog you.

Romanoff:
This same energy should be channelled towards other presidential candidates.

Anybody wey him hand no clean, 42 years.

Including the ones wey no go even fit use half the sentence.