From Nonye Udimiri, Aba
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial Zone, Senator Smart Adeyemi has been described as being mad for calling Governor Ikpeazu a drunk.
Governor Ikpeazu’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir. Onyebuchi Ememanka described the statement made by Adeyemi on the floor of the Senate as that of one suffering from protracted case of mental illness.
Ememanka accused Adeyemi of digressing during Senate debate on a motion on how to protect schools across the country, by going ahead to say that while his State Governor, Yahaya Bello had awarded contracts for the renovation of schools, Abia is governed by drunkards and a champagne drinking governor.
He said that initial response of Abia Government was to totally ignore the story because it is difficult to believe that a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will reduce both himself and the institution of the Senate to such gutter level.
However, Ememanka said that having confirmed that indeed, the Senator made such comments, a response has become imperative.
“Our view is that the Senator is either suffering from a protracted case of mental illness or is battling with occasional fits of schizophrenia which manifests in making careless, dishonorable, unrelated and incoherent statements.
“This conclusion becomes irresistible judging from the total disconnect between the matter being discussed by the Senate and the comments made by the Senator as they affect the Governor.
“If Senator Adeyemi was of sound mind, he should have known that when it comes to education, Abia is miles ahead of his home State of Kogi. Indeed, not just in education but in every single area of development.
“If Senator Adeyemi had his faculties intact, he should have known that under the watch of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State has maintained first position in WAEC Examinations in the entire country for five years now. Kogi has not come close to the first 20.
