He attended Amaise Central Primary School, Umuobiakwa. In
1973, and thereafter attended Eziama High
School, Aba. But wrote his School certificate examination in Ihie High School, Isiala Ngwa in 1979.
He gained admission into the University of Maiduguri to study
Clinical Biochemistry in 1980, at the age of
16, and graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons.) Second Class
Upper Division in August, 1984.
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Thereafter returned to University of
Maiduguri for an M.Sc degree in Biochemical Toxicology and graduated in
1990. He obtained a doctorate degree, Ph.D in
Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Calabar in 1994, at the age of 30.
He was an Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of
Biochemistry, Ebonyi State University College of Basic Medical Sciences,
from 2000 to 2002. From 1998 to 2001, he was Acting Head of Department
of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu
State University of Technology, having worked as Lecturer 1 in the same
the department in 1998.
From 2007 to 2009, he was appointed General Manger, Abia State
Passengers Integrated Manifest and Safety Scheme (ASPIMSS), after his
appointment as Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia State on
Environment and Sanitation.
He was Chairman, Governing Council, Abia State College of Health Technology, 2009 to 2010.
He was appointed Deputy General Manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs in 2013.
He is married to Mrs. Nkechi Okezie Ikpeazu, and their marriage is
blessed with four children,
Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu won the elections held on April 11, 2015 and the supplementary elections held two weeks later on April 25, 2015 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
in Abia state making him the 9th Governor of Abia State, Nigeria.
