Obiano Becomes Anambra’s New Governor Today Okechukwu Obeta — March 17, 2014 Today is a historic day in Anambra State as the state’s seventh civilian governor, Chief Willie Obiano, takes the oath of office to pilot the affairs of the state for the next four years. A church service was yesterday held to mark the end of the outgoing state Governor Peter Obi’s eight-year administration at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, the state capital, and to pray for the success of today’s swearing-in ceremony of Chief Obiano and his deputy Dr Nkem Okeke. At the mass, the bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese, Most Revd Dr Paulinus Ezeokafor, declared that Governor Obi not only recorded an unprecedented development in the state, but has also laid a solid foundation for future leaders to stand on and take the state to a higher pedestal. The clergyma, in his sermon, said God wanted leaders to show friendliness to humanity and that any leader who answers that call had a divine reward awaiting him. He noted that at the inception of his administration in 2006, Governor Obi changed the state’s acronym from “Home For All” to “Light of the Nation”, adding that to the glory of God, Anambra State is today the envy of the world. Bishop Okafor urged the incoming Governor Obiano, his deputy, Dr Okeke and their team to have concern for human dignity, and work for the common good, adding that in order to succeed, the new administration should imbibe the culture of discipline, zero tolerance to corruption, be focused and brave to initiate and implement programmes that would take the state to a greater pedestal, and assured that the church would support the new administration to succeed. In his short speech, Governor Obi thanked God for using him to transform the state and urged his successor to be determined to face the challenges of governance. Born in 1955, the new Anambra governor, Chief Obiano, a native of Agulueri-Otu in Anambra-East local government area in the North senatorial district, obtained a B.Sc. in Accountancy from the University of Lagos in 1979 and MBA in Marketing from the same university in 1993. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a former assistant director of the Fidelity Bank Plc.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:35:56 +0000
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