There was a mild drama in the Senate when Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi) described Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State as a “champagne drinking man”.

 

 Adeyemi, while contributing to a motion on Safe School Initiative in Nigeria, said Abia is governed by “drunkards”.

 

Senate confirms ex-Service Chiefs as non-career ambassadors.The lawmaker was apparently responding to a social media post allegedly linked to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who is from Abia.

 

In the post, Abaribe was said to have cast aspersion on Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

 

However, Abaribe said he was surprised that the Kogi Senator was making reference to a statement he did not make.

 

Adeyemi said while some governors were committed to the welfare and protection of their people, Abians “are governed by drunkards”