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Bassey Albert was born on 28 October, 1972 in Ibiono Ibom LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian politician. Discover Bassey Albert's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

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Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 28 October, 1972
Birthday 28 October
Birthplace Ibiono Ibom LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigeria

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1972

Bassey Albert Akpan CON (born 28 October 1972) is a Nigerian politician who has been a member of the Senate of Nigeria since June 2015.

Senator Bassey Albert Akpan was born on October 28, 1972, into the family of Chief Albert Robert Akpan, a successful businessman, prominent politician and philanthropist, in Ididep Usuk village, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area.

He is a grassroots politician who represented Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District at the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

1997

He started his professional career in 1997, when he joined the International Operations and Consumer Banking/Retail Banking Unit of the United Bank for Africa (UBA).

1999

In 1999, he moved on to become Manager, Corporate Banking group at the Continental Trust Bank at the bank's Victoria Island Lagos, Head Office.

2003

He later joined First Inland Bank Plc in 2003 as the Uyo Branch Manager, where he won the bank's best performing branch manager award in the South-South region.

2004

He also won the award of the best performing branch manager nationwide in the bank's mid-year review of the 2004 financial year.

2005

In 2005, he joined First City Monument Bank as Assistant Vice President, where he was the General Manager in charge of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.

He was responsible for directing and overseeing the day-to-day running of over 15 branches spread across the zone and as the Zonal Head, he articulated and developed key market penetration strategies for the bank, for sustainable market share and growth.

2007

Previously, he was Commissioner of Finance in Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2014.

Previously, he was Commissioner of Finance in Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2014.

In 2007, when the call to public service came through his nomination as a commissioner into the Executive Council of the Akwa Ibom state government, he accepted and was handed the Finance Ministry to manage.

2009

In April 2009, Albert chaired the first ever Akwa Ibom state Revenue summit.

The Summit with the theme: "Maximising Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) potentials in Akwa Ibom State - A Collective Responsibility" had in attendance stakeholders from diverse socio-economic sectors in the state and was organized as part of strategic efforts to boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.

He was instrumental in the negotiations between the state and Standard Chartered Bank for the approval of a loan of £325.24m to execute projects in the state

2013

With his wealth of experience in the banking sector and background as an Economist, he was able to grow the State's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), to N15.6 billion as at the last quarter of 2013.

He was also the Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Direct Labour Coordinating Committee whose job was to ensure that government projects were completed using direct labour to save funds for the state.

He saw through successful completion of over 6000 life-touching projects in the health and education sectors, as well as areas of rural and human capital development.

2014

In 2014, Senator Albert declared his intention to contest for the Governorship seat of Akwa Ibom State.

Even though he was a front-line aspirant, he decided to respect, as a loyal party man, the zoning policy of his party (PDP), which paved way for Eket Senatorial District to produce Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel as Governor of the State.

2015

He was first elected to the Senate in March 2015, to represent Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District and he won re-election for a second time in the February 2019 senatorial elections.

He is a member of the ypp.ng.

He was elected to the Senate in March 2015, under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was reelected in February 2019, to represent Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District at the 9th Senate.

Senator Albert started his secondary education at the St Patrick's College, Calabar before proceeding to the University of Uyo, where he bagged a bachelor's degree in economics (Second Class Upper Division).

In further pursuit of academic excellence, he obtained a master's degree in business administration (MBA) from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He further contested and won the Senatorial seat under the umbrella of the PDP and was sworn in as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on 9 June 2015.

Albert was sworn in as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on 9 June 2015.

Albert distinguished himself in character and performance at the Senate, with the sponsorship of several bills, motions, petitions and other matters of strategic relevance, not minding the fact he was a first timer.

He moved a motion on the floor of the Senate to look into the state of the Ikot Ekpene - Itu - Calabar highway which had been abandoned for years and was in state of disrepair.

This led the senate to inaugurate a committee of which he was a member.

On 12 October 2015, his election was upheld by the Appeal court which confirmed him as the senator representing Akwa Ibom North East senatorial district.

He was also appointed as the Chairman of the Senate committee on Gas Resources by the 8th Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

His committee turned down a proposal of N200 million in the budget of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources for the preparation of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

The committee also rejected a request for appropriation of N200 million for the review of Nigeria Gas Master-plan, describing it as unnecessary.

He chaired the Senate Committee on Gas Resources, whose contribution to the development of the Nigerian Oil and Gas sector cannot be overemphasized, one of such being the ‘Gas Flaring Penalty and Prohibition Bill’ recently passed by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

2016

In May 2016, Senator Albert initiated an undergraduate Scholarship scheme, which 381 students of Akwa Ibom State origin have so far benefited from.

The Scholarship covers full tuition fees and upkeep allowance throughout the duration of the beneficiary's programme.

2017

He was disqualified from the senate on 27 February 2017 by the High Court of Nigeria who nullified his election to the Senate.

On November 30, 2017, after several investigations and court hearings the Court of Appeal in Calabar overturned the ruling by the Federal High Court in Uyo, and declared Albert the winner of the primary election that was conducted in December 2014.

2019

As at the beginning of the 2019/2020 academic session, 114 have successfully graduated and obtained degrees, while 267 are still on their respective programmes in various higher institutions of learning across Nigeria.