April 17, (THEWILL) – One of Nigeria’s former Senate presidents, Adolphus Wabara has been having it rough in recent times, both on the home front and in other areas of his life. The businessman and politician is currently bereaved. Adolphus who was the first ever Senate president to resign from his position lost his wife, Felicia Wabara, last Sunday after a protracted illness. She was aged 69.
The deceased had been married to the former Senate President for 40 years. The sad news of her death came a few weeks after her husband was sacked as the Chairman of the Governing Council of Abia State University by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
Wabara’s sin was that he openly demanded the micro zoning of the governorship ticket in Abia, arguing that nobody had the authority to decide the next governor of the state. He also warned that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) might take over the state in 2023 if the governing Peoples Democratic Party failed to get its act together.
Expectedly, Ikpeazu was annoyed by Wabara’s comments and shortly afterwards, kicked him out of the ABSU governing council before dissolving the body with immediate effect.
Wabara was Senate President between 2003 and 2005. He continued his tenure as a member of the Senate until 2007 when he finally stepped down.
