Enyinnaya Abaribe
Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe (born 1 March 1955) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing Abia South senatorial district since 2007. He previously served as deputy governor of Abia State from 1999 until his resignation and subsequent impeachment in March 2003. He was the minority leader in the 9th senate.
Enyinnaya Abaribe | |
|---|---|
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 27 May 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Philip Aduda |
| Senator for Abia South | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Adolphus Wabara |
| Deputy Governor of Abia State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 7 March 2003 | |
| Governor | Orji Uzor Kalu |
| Succeeded by | Chima Nwafor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1955 Aba, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now in Abia State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Grand Alliance (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Peoples Democratic Party (before 2022) |
| Spouse | Florence Morris |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
In January 2020, Abaribe during a motion against worsening insecurity in Nigeria, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign reminding president Buhari that Nigerians voted him into power in 2015 and renewed his mandate in 2019 to tackle the security situation in the country. Abaribe said Buhari had made a promise while campaigning for the presidency in 2015 that Nigerians should stone him (Buhari) out of government should he fail to improve the security situation in the country. “Nigerians voted a government into power. We are going with stones to stone them now because they have failed", Abaribe's motion in the senate concluded.