Senator Adeyemi describes Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu as a ‘drunkard’

Senator Smart Adeyemi during a Senate plenary referred to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State as a “drunkard”. The Kogi senator mocked Ikpeazu alleging that while Abia state is governed by a “champagne drinking man”, some Governors are working hard to make the lives of residents of their state better.

Adeyemi seemingly said this in response to a comment allegedly linked to Abia-born Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, which attacked the reputation of Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello

“Despite that some governors are doing their best, we are lucky to have a governor who has taken the issue of security as a serious priority. We are bordered by nine states, but we had an experience of the unfortunate incidents that are happening in neighbouring states.

“Some governors are committed to the protection of their people. In my state, the governor awarded contracts for the renovations of schools and provides security services to them. In some states where we have highly intelligent people, highly educated people, very enterprising people, unlike Abia, they are governed by drunkards. The governor of Abia is a champagne drinking man. Abia people are impoverished more than ever before. Abia people are unfortunate, he said

However after Senate President Ahmad Lawan cautioned Adeyemi against insulting the governor. Abaribe expressed shock over Adeyemi’s comment and urged him to tender an apology to Governor Ikpeazu as he denied making any comment about Governor Yahaya Bello.

Abaribe said; “Mr President, I will like to make a clarification. Unfortunately, what has happened here today is one of the problems that you see on social media. I never made any comment on the governor of Kogi State. Never!“What has happened is what we see going on today. People write something and tag your name to it. And if you don’t ask question, you will not know whether you actually said it or not. And I see so many things tagged to me but I don’t talk. The last time I saw Nuhu Ribadu, I also spoke to him. Something was ascribed to him that was very deleterious. I’m very surprised that my good friend and colleague decided to take on the governor of Abia for something I never said.”