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Politics of Sunday, 1 August 2021

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Prominent Nigerian governor reveals his successor

Willie Obiano is the Governor of Anambra state Willie Obiano is the Governor of Anambra state

Willie Obiano, the governor of Anambra state, has vowed to make Prof Charles Soludo, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), his successor.

The governor whose second term tenure will soon end made this known on Wednesday, July 28, at the Anambra airport at Umueri upon returning from his three-week vacation abroad, The Nation reported.

Legit.ng gathers that Obiano was received at the airport by Anambra lawmakers led by the speaker, Uche Okafor.

Addressing the crowd that came to welcome him, Obiano said Soludo would be the next governor of the southeast state. It was gathered that Obiano had embarked on vacation immediately after the primary conducted by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) that produced Soludo as the candidate.

However, another faction of the party organised another primary which produced Chukwuma Umeoji as APGA's flagbearer for the November 6 election.