USAfrica: Obiano wins at Supreme Court, dedicates it to Ndi Anambra

Obiano wins at Supreme Court, dedicates it to Ndi Anambra

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USAfrica, September 22, 2014: After months of litigation while continuing to draw commendation for his performance in office since March of 2014, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has been confirmed, conclusively, as duly and properly elected based on the ruling of Nigeria’s Supreme Court; and the prior declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Also, he was affirmed by the Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal of Nigeria.

“This victory only strengthens my resolve to serve Ndi Anambra more diligently and selflessly. It will spur me and my team to lift our game to the next level,” said an enthused Obiano at the Governor’s Lodge after the news of his affirmation came in from Abuja.

The former executive director of Fidelity Bank and recipient of the USAfrica International Banker of the Year 2012 noted that the latest victory is dedicated to the people of Anambra State as well as re-affirmed his “faith in the Nigerian justice system…. The dawn of a new glory has arrived. We have a chance to build the Anambra of our dream and no man can do it alone. Once again, I call on my brothers, Senator Chris Ngige and Dr. Tony Nwoye to join hands with me and work for a better Anambra State.”

The technocrat-banker, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano who was sworn-in on March 17, 2014 as the executive Governor of Anambra State of Nigeria is, steadily, leaving bold and impressive footprints on the landscape of the homeland of the great Nnamdi Azikiwe, the father of modern African novels Chinua Achebe, Biafra’s leader Odumegwu Ojukwu, former VP of Nigeria Alex Ekwueme, the king of highlife music Osita Osadebe, music stars P-Square, and many others.

In an exclusive chat I had with the holder of the title ‘Akpokuedike Aguleri’ on July 1, 2014, he revealed to USAfricaonline.com that “the secret to my successful 100 days in office is preparation. During the campaign in 2013, regardless of whether we win the elections or not, I was preparing with my think-tank on how to effectively govern the good people of Anambra State.” He added “some of the policies and actions we are executing today especially in the area of security were developed during and after the elections. I believe in preparation. Good planning is vital.”

He was quick to remind me what he said 2 years ago (fresh from his retirement as Executive Director of Fidelity Bank, Nigeria) during our first interview (in the company of his wife Osodieme Ebelechukwu Obiano), at his home near Houston, Texas, specifically: “I told you I take every task, every assignment very seriously. Especially where you’re the Governor of Anambra. Preparation is very important.”  By Chido Nwangwu Founder & Publisher of USAfrica and the first U.S-based, African-owned professional newspaper published on the internet USAfricaonline.com.

#Achebe USAfrica Founder Dr. Chido Nwangwu gets award for his works on#ThingsFallApart author Chinua Achebe from ASA-USA Dallas. Chido is completing the book on Mandela & Achebe: Footprints of Greatness. by Chido Nwangwu ISBN 978-0-9893970-0-1. www.MandelaAchebeChido.com

VIDEO of the CNN International broadcast/profile of USAfrica and CLASSmagazine Publisher Chido Nwangwu.   http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/07/29/mpa.african.media.bk.a.cnn  

 and friendship hold lessons for humanity and Africans, USAfrica Founder Chido Nwangwu takes a measure of their works and consequence to write that Mandela and Achebe have left “footprints of greatness.”

He chronicles, movingly, his 1998 reporting from the Robben Island jail room in South Africa where Mandela was held for decades through his 20 years of being close to Achebe. He moderated the 2012 Achebe Colloquium at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.“I’ll forever remember having walked inside and peeped through that historic Mandela jail cell (where he was held for most of his 27 years in unjust imprisonment) at the dreaded Robben Island, on March 27, 1998, alongside then Editor-in-chief of TIME magazine and later news chief executive of the CNN, Walter Isaacson (and others) when President Bill Clinton made his first official trip to South Africa and came to Robben Island. Come to this island of scourge and you will understand, in part, the simple greatness and towering grace of Nelson Mandela”, notes  Chido Nwangwu, award-winning writer, multimedia specialist and founder of USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned U.S-based newspaper published on the internet, in his first book; he writes movingly from his 1998 reporting from South Africa on Mandela. http://www.mandelaachebechido.com/

IF any of the Nigerian President’s 100 advisers has the polite courage for the extraordinary task of reminding His Excellency of his foremost, sworn, constitutional obligation to the national interest about security and safety of Nigerians and all who sojourn in Nigeria, please whisper clearly to Mr. President that I said, respectfully: Nigerians, at home and abroad, are still concerned and afraid for living in what I call Nigeria’s Federal Republic of Insecurity. FULL text of commentary, exclusively, at USAfricaonline.com https://usafricaonline.com/2011/12/17/nigeria-federal-republic-of-insecurity-by-chido-nwangwu/

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