BREAKING: Tears Flow As Prominent Former Governor Under PDP Dies

• Chinwoke Mbadinuju, a former governor of Anambra, has died at the age of 78 at the national hospital in Abuja after a brief illness
• The former governor, who was popularly referred to as Odera, was a prominent chieftain of the PDP in the state
• Mbadinuju was governor of Anambra between 1999 and 2003, a period described as great political turbulence in the state

Awka, Anambra - Chinwoke Mbadinuju, a prominent former governor of Anambra state, is dead.

According to The Punch, the former governor was reported to have died at the national hospital in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at the age of 78, on Tuesday, April 11.

The cause of death of the former governor of Anambra

Popularly known as "Odera", Chinwoke Mbadinuju governed Anambra state between 1999 and 2003 under the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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The announcement of his death was made in a statement signed by Cheta Mbadinuju, a son of the late governor.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Cheta disclosed that Mbadinuju died following a brief illness.

The late governor was an associate professor of politics and African studies at the State University of New York before he joined politics and the return of Nigeria's democracy.

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Mbadinuju was a personal assistant to Jim Nwobodo, the former governor of the old Enugu state between 1979 and 1980.

He also served as President Shehu Shagari's personal assistant in the years 1980 and 1983.

The late governor was reported to have been at the helm of affairs in Anambra when the state was experiencing great political turbulence.

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A statement from the family reads in part:

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

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Source: Legit.ng