Ex-Anambra Governor, Mbadinuju Dies At 78

A former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, has been announced dead.

Mbadinuju was said to have died at the National Hospital in Abuja on Tuesday, at the age of 78.

Mbadinuju, who was fondly called “Odera”, was the Anambra governor between 1999 and 2003 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.

A press statement signed by his son, Mr Cheta Mbadinuju, on behalf of the family on Tuesday, revealed that he died after a brief illness.

Mbadinuju, was said to have governed Anambra at a time when the state experienced the highest level of political turbulent.