An academic, Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu has been declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia state.
In the primary conducted today, the bio-chemist and former lecturer trounced seven other aspirants to claim victory.
He polled 489 votes to win the ticket to become the torch bearer of the ruling PDP in February 2015 governorship election.
His closest rival, Uche Ogah got 103 votes. Emeka Wogu, former labour minister got 33 votes and Marc Wabara, only three votes.
The other aspirants were: Iheanacho Okezie Orji, Okey Emuchey, FN Nwosu and Acho Nwakama.
Ikpeazu is the Deputy General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs, and former Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
He was born on October 18, 1964 to the family of late Pa Ishmael Ikpeazu and Deaconess Bessie Ikpeazu of Umuebere in Umuobiakwa, Isialaukwu Mbato Autonomous Community of Obignwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.
He is married to Mrs. Nkechi Okezie Ikpeazu, and their marriage is blessed with four children, three of them are undergraduates at various federal and state universities.
Dr Ikpeazu attended Amaise Central Primary School, Umuobiakwa. He also attended Eziama High School, Aba and Ihie High School, from 1975 to 1979 for his secondary education.
He holds two degrees from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State; a Bachelor Science Degree, Second Class Upper Division, in Clinical Biochemistry in 1984, and a Masters of Science Degree in Biochemical Toxicology in 1990.
In 1994, he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, in Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Calabar.
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.The purported victory of Dr. Ikpeazu, from eyewitnesses in entire Abia, is false, malicious and a calculated act to keep Theodore Orji's stooge to continue to hold Abians perpetually down in slavery. I am convinced that this will eventually turn to a woeful failure and an effort in futility. As Governor Orji leaves Abia at the end of his tenure, he shall have no cover for himself; which is the reason for his desperation. Whoever has agreed and aligned with him in this plot, will fail and pay for it direly. God has a plan for Abia and the Abians, and no human being and/or machinery can stop it. Let’s all watch out there is not victory that Gov. Orji and his cohorts are making. Abians pray that the will of God be done in this case.
This is an omen. Interestingly, this Okezie Ikpeazu man does not have anything to offer Abians.
He seems very ready to continue the culture of incompetent and non performing governance of Thodore Orji.
I think he is as retarded as his educated illiterate boss. PhD does not depict intelligence.
It just shows you are resilient and patient to stay longer in school to receive an extra certificate.
From his inability to deliver as Environmental Protection Agency boss, it is evident he has nothing to offer us.
I pity Abia State.
I believe governor Theodore Orji needs to have his head examined.
I can confidently say that his IQ is subnormal with the state Abia is in.
Our retarded governor has brought his stooge to continue the culture of incompetence in the state. I am unimpressed.