{"id":8212,"date":"2025-11-14T20:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=8212"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:45:17","slug":"obiano-debunks-death-rumour-ex-governor-hale-hearty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/obiano-debunks-death-rumour-ex-governor-hale-hearty\/","title":{"rendered":"Obiano debunks death rumour, ex-governor hale, hearty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/images5-4-149x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/images5-4-149x300.jpg 149w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/images5-4.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><br \/>\nBy Amah<br \/>\nKindly share:<\/p>\n<p>Willie Obiano, the immediate past governor of Anambra, has debunked rumours about his purported death  circulating online.<\/p>\n<p>Obiano was reported to have died in London, following a bout with urinary cancer.<\/p>\n<p>However, Don Adinuba, a former commissioner for information and public enlightenment in Anambra, on Friday issued a statement, dismissing the report.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the former governor is \u201chealthy, strong and residing in Texas, US\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian media have been abuzz in the last couple of hours over a rumour that the immediate Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has passed on in London. This rumour has no basis. Chief Obiano lives in Texas, United States, and not London,\u201d Adinuba wrote in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is not just alive but healthy, strong and too agile for someone who has just turned 70 years. We thank people from different walks of life across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outpouring of love across the globe following the rumour shows how much Chief Obiano matters to many, almost four years after leaving public office and choosing a quiet private life abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt only 70 years, Chief Obiano has joined the pantheon of men like the Great Zik of Africa, whose rumoured death turned out to be utterly false and without any foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obiano, was governor of Anambra State for eight years from March 2014 to March 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Amah Kindly share: Willie Obiano, the immediate past governor of Anambra, has debunked rumours about his purported death circulating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1685],"class_list":["post-8212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chief-willie-obiano"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - 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