PDP Akwa Ibom Senator Bassey Akpan has defected to the Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Monday in order to pursue his governorship ambitions.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Akpan resigned from the PDP on July 15 because he felt that the party could not give him the platform to fulfill the aspirations of the people.
Akpan, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, was a PDP governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom.
He asserted that despite some people bragging about their sizable bank accounts, they could never buy the conscience and rights of the Akwa Ibom people.
Akpan said that he and his teeming supporters were joining the party to help build and improve on the foundation, so that it could form the next government of Akwa Ibom.
“Today, a new Akwa Ibom births Akwa Ibom for you and Akwa Ibom for me. Akwa Ibom where there will be justice for all,” Akpan said.
The lawmaker said the 2023 elections would be about character, competence and capacity, stressing that he would not let Akwa Ibom people down.
He commended the state Chairman of YPP, Mr Nnyeneime Andy, for rejecting all financial inducements from politicians in the state
Andy, while welcoming him and others into the party, said Young Progressives Party (YPP) had become the fastest growing party in the state with the senator’s entrance.
He presented the party’s membership card to the Senator after completing membership registration formalities.