2023: Senator Akpan has chosen Rtd AIG as his running mate.

Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports.

Senator Bassey Akpan of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, has named Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Asuquo Amba Rtd, as his running mate in the Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election in 2023.

The brief ceremony was attended by YPP executive members, party faithful, and supporters over the weekend at the state party secretariat, 4- Lanes, Uyo.

Speaking to party supporters, the gubernatorial candidate, aka OBA, stated that with his running-mate, Mr. the party’s ticket was complete, and assured the Akwa Ibom people that their government would be loyal to them.

Senator Akpan, who was nominated as the YPP Governorship candidate in a new primary election on Thursday, emphasized that his administration will be built around the “3Rs”: Recover, Reconcile, and Reposition.

AIG Amba (rtd) was described by him as “a man who has served the country meritoriously, passionately, and as a true Akwa Ibomite who did his job for Nigeria in the Nigeria Police Force, with an indisputable Curriculum Vitae.”

AIG Amba (Rtd), who referred to OBA as “the legend of our time,” thanked the senator and the entire party structure for their confidence and faith in him in his acceptance speech.

He promised that as a “spare tyre,” his “loyalty to Bassey Akpan is already 100 percent” and that he would support him in his governorship campaign.

AIG Amba (rtd) is from Akwa Ibom State’s Urueoffong Uruko Local Government Area, according to his resume. He graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in English/Literature.

Amba, who served in the Nigeria Police Force after completing his national service in 1985, will retire in February 2021 after serving as commissioner of police in several states, including Bayelsa and Ekiti.