Former Anambra State commissioner for Information, Don Adinuba has debunked reports claiming that former governor Willie Obiano is dead.
The report released by Sahara Reporters on Friday, had alleged the ex-governor passed away in London after battling with heart failure and complications linked to urinary cancer.
Reacting to the report, Adinuba in a statement released by Friday night explained that there was no truth in the report and said Obiano is alive and living in Texas, United States.
He added that the rumour had no source and should be ignored.
According to the ex commissioner, Obiano recently turned 70 and is in good health.
He said in the statement: “The 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.
“He 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.
“The 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.
“At 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.”
