The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party , Bassey Albert, has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for corruption.
A Federal High Court in Uyo, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced Mr Albert who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.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 tenure 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.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Nothing wey we no go see for this Naija. Lol
Ahn ahn.🤣
...The devil 😈😈😈 is in the details! Once you fall out of line, your since are brought to fore... I'm wondering why he wasn't jailed between 2010-2014 or even in 2019... I hope all those sentenced to prison in this country will be swiftly dragged into the prison like this👆👆👆
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