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.
[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] Okezie was born on 18 October 1964, to the family of late Pa Ishmael and Deaconess Bessie Ikpeazu of Umuebere in Umuobiakwa village, Isialaukwu, Mbato Autonomous Community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.
[9][10] On 27 June 2016, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja ordered Ikpeazu to vacate his office as governor upon allegations of false information and forgery of documents prior to the 2015 gubernatorial election.
[13] In November 2020, the Peoples Gazette released a report reviewing Abia State financial records from 2016 and 2017.