Richard Anyebe
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25th general election, Peter Obi has mourned a former Anambra State Governor, Chinwoke Mbadinuju.
Mbadinuju died at the age of 78, according to a family statement issued on Tuesday night.
The deceased served as the governor of Anambra between May 1999 and May 2003.
He had served as a personal assistant to Jim Nwobodo, a former governor of Enugu, between 1979 and 1980, before playing the same role for Shehu Shagari, former Nigeria’s president, between 1980 and 1983.
According to the statement, the former governor passed at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness.
Reacting to the demise of the former Anambra governor, Peter Obi in a brief statement on his official Twitter handle, said his death is certainly a painful loss to his immediate family and Anambra state.
He described the deceased as a “consummate administrator, academic, lawyer, and politician who served Anambra selflessly and diligently.”
Obi prayed to God to grant the deceased eternal rest in his Kingdom; and also grant the immediate family, and Anambra state government, the fortitude to bear his irreplaceable loss.
He wrote, “I received the sad news of the transition to glory of Late HE Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju (The former Governor of Anambra State), this evening. His passing is certainly a painful loss to his immediate family and Anambra State.
“Mbadinuju, who was fondly called “Odera”, was a consummate administrator, academic, lawyer, and politician who served Anambra selflessly and diligently.”
I received the sad news of the transition to glory of Late HE Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju (The former Governor of Anambra State), this evening. His passing is certainly a painful loss to his immediate family and Anambra State.
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) April 11, 2023
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the Eastern Naval Command arrested 27 vessels engaged in illegal bunkering and crude oil theft.
The Navy also deactivated 294 illegal refinery sites.
