Our reporter/ The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation has expressed grief over the death of the former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s acting President General, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene, in a press statement, described the deceased as a good man.
He said: “Mbadinuju played his own role in the socioeconomic development of the state.
“Well, death is a due everybody must pay and you don’t know when. It is sad that Mbadinuju is dead, but I must say that he was a good man and he did a lot for the socioeconomic development of Anambra State.
“We pray God to give him eternal rest and we console his family members to bear the loss with fortitude.”
Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju’s death was announced on Tuesday via a statement by his son Barr Cheta Mbadinuju.
He was said to have died at the National Hospital in Abuja aged, 78 after a brief illness.
Mbadinuju 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, grandfather, uncle, friend and associate, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, a former governor of Anambra State and elder statesman, the statement reads.
“ODERA as he was fondly called, passed peacefully at the age of 78 years on the morning of the 11th of April, 2023 at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness, surrounded by his family and loved ones.
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