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released a report reviewing Abia State financial records from 2016 and 2017. The records showed a suspicious amount of government funds having been wired to associates of
Ikpeazu and their companies, including an estimated ₦3.4 billion to three companies owned by
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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
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Biochemical Toxicology and graduated in 1990. In 1994, at the age of 30, he obtained a Doctorate Degree, Ph.D in Biochemical Pharmacology from the
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474:"APGA Faction Adopts Okezie Ikpeazu for Governor"
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667:"Breaking News: Court sacks Abia Gov, Ikpeazu"
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