Okezie Ikpeazu

Okezie Victor Ikpeazu
9th Governor of Abia State
In office
29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
DeputyUde Oko Chukwu
Preceded byTheodore Orji
Succeeded byAlex Otti
1st Deputy General Manager of Abia State Environmental Protection Agency
In office
5 May 2013 – 10 October 2014
General Manager of the Abia State Passenger Integrated Manifest Scheme ASPIMS
In office
March 2011 – 5 May 2013
Chairman of the Governing Council of Abia State College of Health Technology
In office
June 2010 – 29 May 2011
General Manager of Abia State Passenger Integrated Manifest Scheme ASPIMS
In office
2007–2009
Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area
In office
2002–2003
Personal details
Born (1964-10-18) 18 October 1964 (age 60)
Abia State, Nigeria
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (2002-2006, 2010–present)
Progressive Peoples Alliance (2006-2010)
Spouse(s)Nkechi Ikpeazu, (nee Nwakanma)
Children4

Okezie Victor Ikpeazu // (born 18 October 1964) is a Nigerian politician and former Governor of Abia State,[1] who was in office from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[2][3] He was re-elected as the Governor of Abia state at the 9 March 2019 gubernatorial election.[4][5] He ran for election at the 2023 Senatorial election for Abia South Senatorial District but came a distant third behind incumbent Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of All Progressive Grand Alliance and a political newbie Chinedu Onyeizu of the Labour Party.[6]

  1. ^ "Ikpeazu promises support for victims of cattle market attack". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ "Abia: Orji's shoes are big but I'll run faster — Ikpeazu". Vanguard Newspapers. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  3. ^ "APGA Faction Adopts Okezie Ikpeazu for Governor". Daily Post. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  4. ^ "PDP's Okezie Ikpeazu Re-Elected as Abia Governor".
  5. ^ "Ikpeazu Chief of staff Archives". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  6. ^ Admin. "Abaribe Beats Ikpeazu, Retains Abia South Senatorial Seat". Manpower. Retrieved 29 May 2023.