Nigeria: The 'Only Senator Speaking for Akwa Ibom' Faces N254 Million Bribery Charges

On the day Governor Udom Emmanuel described him as the 'only senator speaking for Akwa Ibom', the anti-graft agency, EFCC, filed corruption charges against Bassey Albert.

Mr Albert is the only senator from Akwa Ibom who is still in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the recent defection of Godswill Akpabio to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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