The federal High Court, Uyo has sentenced the Governorship Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa Ibom State Senator Bassey Akpan to 42 years in a correctional facility for corruption.
Senator Akpan, who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been taken to Ikot Ekpene Custodial Centre, Akwa Ibom State, to serve his term.
Akpan who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Upstream was accused of receiving bribes for 12 cars, worth N254 million from an oil marketer Olajide Omokore during his (Akpan’s) tenure (2010 – 2014) as Commissioner for Finance in Akwa Ibom State.
