Breaking: Finally, Sen. Bassey Albert (OBA) quits PDP
After many months of speculations, the Senator representing Uyo Senatorial District, Senator Obong Bassey Albert has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP)
Albert was roundly defeated in the last PDP governorship primaries by the former Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno who emerged the party’s governorship flag bearer for the 2023 election.
It was not clear which party the senator is defecting to but there have been speculations about his romance with the Young Progressives Party (YPP) where most of his supporters have pitched their tent.
Before now, Akpan has been engaged in a long legal battle challenging the eligibility and the processes that produced the ad-hoc delegates that voted in the last PDP primaries a case which was dismissed by Abuja High court for lack of jurisdiction.
His resignation letter dated July 15, 2022 and addressed to the party reads:
July 15, 2022
The Ward Chairman
Ibiono Ibom Eastern Ward 1
Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area,
Akwa Ibom State.
RESIGNATION OF MY MEMBERSHIP OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP)
It is with the greatest sense of responsibility, purpose, and love for my people that I make bold this communication.
I have been a loyal and committed member of the Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria for over 20 years and have through the platform of the party serve our people, state, and nation diligently without any blemish, and I have by the grace of God contributed positively and impactfully to the growth and development of our dear country, state, and our people in general.
I believe as a law maker and a distinctive one at that, I must at all times advocate and pursue virtues and values that promote and sustain the effective adherence to the rule of law.
As you are aware, my aspiration to serve our dear state in the office of the Executive Governor is not personal or selfish but rather the collective ambition of our people, based on the principles of justice and equity, to achieve a better and prosperous Akwa Ibom State.
In words of Jean Anouilh and I quote “The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.”
Therefore, after an extensive consultation with my God, family, friends, supporters, and well-meaning believers in a just and equitable Akwa Ibom State across the world, it’s obvious that these collective yearnings and aspirations cannot be actualize under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Consequently, guided by the sentiments, concerns and worries of our people so expressed on the need to take immediate steps for the actualization of their aspirations. I am therefore compelled to resign my membership of the PDP forthwith.
I am convinced that this action will enable me to take the next positive step to meet the hopes and expectations of Akwa Ibom People.
Thank you and may God bless Akwa Ibom State.
