Ebelechukwu Obiano, the wife of former governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has fallen from grace to grass. The former first lady who enjoyed attention, respect and admiration of the people of Anambra State became a laughing stock after her husband quit his political ambition. Her downfall started during the inauguration of the governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo. Obiano had engaged in an altercation with the widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca at the inauguration ceremony.
A slight shuffle ensued which was followed by a slap from Ojukwu to Obiano. The timely intervention of people around prevented a fight from breaking out. A lot of people blamed Obiano after the infamous fight and slap for looking for Ojukwu’s trouble. She later apologized for her unruly behavior while declaring her ambition to join the race for the Anambra North Senatorial District election under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. Not long after her political ambition was made known, the Anambra North Elders for Good Governance and Quality Representation, rose up against her while accusing her of playing dark roles during her husband’s tenure as governor of the state.
They made it known that they will not support her political ambition because she didn’t have a good track record during her husband’s tenure. Some of her close friends advised her to drop her political ambition and rather stay quiet while enjoying her peace because of the numerous controversies trailing her. However, the former first lady was not bothered by the challenges but continued to forge ahead. While campaigning at the Onitsha main market a few weeks ago, she and her husband were booed and humiliated. They had to leave the campaign venue in shame.
Obiano eventually lost the senatorial seat during the just concluded election to Labour Party candidate, Tony Nwoye.
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