Aniekan Etim Bassey is a Nigerian businessman and politician who is currently serving in the 10th Senate as Senator representing the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District and Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development.

He served as the 7th Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, representing Uruan State Constituency from 2015 to 2023.

During his tenure as Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, he also served as Vice Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, Chairman, South-South Speakers Forum, and Chairman of the House Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

He is the Chairman of RHAB-YESS Foundation, a project aimed at discovering, mentoring, and supporting young Akwa Ibom entrepreneurs and rural women with scholarships for indigent students. The Foundation also provides shelter to vulnerable widows in Akwa Ibom State.

Party Positions

Policy positions from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party manifesto.

Education

Ensure free education up to Junior Secondary School (JSS1) level and commit to revamping tertiary education.

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Healthcare

Provide free medical services for pregnant women and children under five years, rehabilitate health facilities in each LGA, and support local production of essential drugs.

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Infrastructure

Accelerate the completion of key rail projects, including standard gauge rail lines between Lagos and Kano (Phase 1) and Port Harcourt to Jos (Phase 2), by privatizing or concessioning the Nigerian Railway Corporation to private operators.

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Security & Defense

PDP plans to refine recruitment methods, retrain personnel, improve logistics, and strengthen early warning systems for police reform.

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Anti-corruption

PDP commits to strengthening anti-corruption institutions (EFCC & ICPC) and enforcing transparency reforms, including asset declaration laws and removal of immunity clauses for public officials.

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Energy

PDP pledges to eliminate gas flaring, enforce air pollution regulations, complete deregulation of downstream petroleum sector, and lay gas pipelines nationwide for industrial use.

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Environment & Climate

Commits to reclaiming and rehabilitating land devastated by desertification and soil erosion through afforestation in affected areas.

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Technology & Digital

Will establish internet/computer learning centers in all LGAs, provide computers for secondary schools, and enforce local content policy for telecom equipment.

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