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BREAKING: YPP Gov Candidate Bags 42 Years Prison Term

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Tapre Timine
Published: June 13, 2025
Last updated: June 13, 2025
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BREAKING: YPP Gov Candidate Bags 42 Years Prison Term | Daily Report Nigeria
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The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Bassey Albert, has been sentenced to 42 years in prison.

A Federal High Court in Uyo, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced Albert for corruption.

The 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.

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The candidate who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been hence taken to Ikot Ekpene prisons, Akwa Ibom State, to serve his prison term.

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.

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

Details shortly…

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