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. Previously, he was Commissioner of Finance in Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2014. 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 . He's currently serving jail term in Ikot Ekpene prison following the judgement by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Court found him guilty of six-count of money laundering preferred against him by the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC. He's to serve 42 years in prison.