Mbadinuju, The Incumbent Obi Beat To Become Governor Dies At 78

Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, who served as first governor of Anambra State in the Fourth Republic is dead.

He passed away at the age of 78 on Tuesday morning at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness a member of his family, Cheta Mbadinuju said in a statement on Tuesday evening.

GWG.ng reports that Mbadiniju was governor of Anambra State between 1999 and 2003.

“With heavy hearts but utmost gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the passing of our father, grand father, uncle, friend and associate, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, a former governor of Anambra State and elder statesman,” the family stated.

“At this trying time, we pray for God’s grace and mercy upon him and those left behind to mourn him.”

Mbadiniju served as a Special Assistant to Dr Alex Ekwueme when the latter was vice-president between 1979 and 1983.

Mbadinuju Dead At 78: Political Legacy

He was elected governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 1999 but faced a stormy time as governor as his regime was dogged by controversies including strikes by teachers and doctors.

The PDP ruled him out for contention for the 2003 ticket, a decision that pushed him to obtain the ticket of the Alliance for Democracy, AD. He subsequently lost the election to Dr Chris Ngige of the PDP according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC but the courts upturned that decision saying that the winner was the then unheralded businessman from the then unknown All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr Peter Obi.

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