By Kamsi Anayo
The apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state, have commiserated with the family of Chinwoke Mbadinuju (Odera), first Executive Governor of the state, who passed on earlier today, at the age of 78.
The demise of the former governor was announced by his son, Cheta Chinwoke Mbadinuju, on behalf of the family.
The late Mbadinuju governed the state from May 1999 to 29 May, 2023. He was elected governor on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.
Soludo who condoled with the family also sympathised with Uli Community in Ihiala Council Area of the state as well as the entire people of the state for the loss.
The governor noted that the late ‘Odera’ will be fondly remembered for passing a law that created the Anambra Vigilante Services, establishing Anambra State University, Uli, among other legacy projects.
Soludo asked the family to ensure his good legacies are sustained while praying that the Almighty God grant his soul eternal rest!
Also, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Igbo Sociocultural Organisation expressed grief over the death of the former governor.
The Acting President General, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene in a statement on Tuesday in Awka described the former governor 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 lost with fortitude” he said.”
