The Senator representing Uyo Senatorial district, in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Bassey Akpan has dumped the People’s Democratic Party PDP where he has been a member for 20 years.
Akpan contested for the 2023 governorship ticket of the party on the platform of the PDP but was defeated by governor Udom Emmanuel’s preferred successor Pastor Umo Eno.
Akpan in the letter addressed to PDP Ward Chairman of Ibiono Ibom Eastern ward 1 , Ibiono Ibom local government area, said his reasons for leaving PDP is so as to actualize his yearnings and aspirations which he has for the people of Akwa Ibom state.
Akpan said he has “contributed positively and impactfully to the growth and development of the state and its people” and he believes that as a law maker, he must at all times advocate and pursue virtues and values that promote and sustain the effective adherence to the rule of law.
The statement continues: “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).