Drama In NASS As Senator Adeyemi Calls Governor Ikpeazu ‘Drunkard’

Posted by Nwa Diokpa African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A drama happened on Tuesday at the National Assembly during plenary after Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi) described Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State as a “drunkard”.

It all started when Adeyemi contributed to a motion on Safe School Initiative in Nigeria alleging that Abia state is governed by a “champagne drinking man”, while some governors are busy trying to better the lives of residents of their state.

Adeyemi stated this while reacting to a social media post allegedly linked to Abia-born Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, which berated the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

He said: “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, like 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.”

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was quick to caution Adeyemi against insulting the governor and Abaribe expressed disbelief over the Kogi-born senator’s comment urging him to tender an apology to Governor Ikpeazu. Abaribe also denied making any comment about Governor Yahaya Bello.

Abaribe said: “Mr President, I would 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 a 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.”