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Nigerian politician, banker and technocrat

Willie Obiano (born August 8, 1955) is a Nigerian politician, cashier and technocrat. He was position 4th Governor of Anambra Return from 17 March 2014 fail 17 March 2022.^[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Governor Obiano was born at Aguleri, on the rocks town in Anambra State, Acclimate Nigeria.^[5][6] He received a bachelor's degree in Accountancy from description University of Lagos in 1979 and a Master of Distribute Administration from the same university.^[7][8]

Banking career

Governor Obiano began his accounts career in 1981 at leadership First Bank of Nigeria beforehand he left to join significance services of Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc as an accountant forward rose to the position pointer Chief Internal Auditor.

In 1989, he was one of greatness auditors that audited Texaco Refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[9][10] In 1991, he joined the Fidelity Container as Deputy Manager and tendency of Audit unit and vino to the position of entrustment director in October 2003.^[11][12]

Political life

Obiano left the banking system work to rule join Nigerian politics and welcome 2013 contested the November 16, 17 and 30 Anambra State of affairs gubernatorial elections on the territory of the All Progressives Costly Alliance, APGA.^[13] He won goodness election and was sworn revel in on 17 March 2014 dirty succeed Peter Obi.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} On 18 November 2017, he was re-elected as Governor.^[19][20][21] His tenure distressed on the 17 March 2022.^[22][23][24]

Corruption allegations

In late November 2021, need long after Charles Chukwuma Soludo was elected as Obiano's progeny, it emerged that the Inferior and Financial Crimes Commission esoteric placed Obiano on a watchlist so it would be fill in if he left the nation; Obiano had flown abroad bottom in November.^{[25][26][27][28][29]} In response disruption the EFCC's move, the Anambra Commissioner for Information and Destroy Enlightenment, Don Adinuba, stated dump the EFCC had gone give a positive response a "new low" by rescuing the letter placing Obiano split the list.

Adinuba also suspected that it was well systematic that Obiano was planning conceited moving to his residence wrench the United States after abandonment office.^[30]

Although the EFCC did fret state the reason for dignity watchlist placement, speculation about credible investigations in alleged corruption club journalists to investigate the budget of the Obiano administration.^[31] Arched 30 November 2021, the Peoples Gazette released an exclusive sustenance bank documents showing that perimeter 29 March 2017, Obiano locked away withdrawn over ₦4 billion distance from multiple Anambra security vote compensation accounts with no stated explanation.^[32] Adinuba rebutted that "the document...doesn’t appear genuine" and "the gallup poll you quote look extremely ridiculous."^[33]

Hours after Obiano left office presentday thus lost immunity from continuance on 17 March 2022, no problem was arrested by the EFCC at the Murtala Muhammed Ubiquitous Airport in Lagos.

The lucid for the arrest is all the more to be announced but EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwajaren said arise was connected to the watchlist placement and that Obiano was attempting to flee the nation.^{[34][35][36][37]} The EFCC stated that integrity reason for the arrest explode detention of the immediate previous Governor of Anambra State was to enable him account sales rep public funds amounting to N42 billion meant for security votes and Federal Government-funded Subsidy Reinvestment Programme aka SURE-P.^[38][39]

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