Willie Obiano: A good man

It was by no means fortuitous that when Willie Obiano, Anambra State governor from 2014 to 2022, marked his 71st birthday on Saturday, August 8, 2026, it was a significant media event, even though he holds no public position and has been in faraway United States since he left the public office. Chief Obafemi Awolowo once stated that the most important function of a leader is to letch their name in the hearts and minds of the followers. Obiano’s numerous supporters, as expected, wrote excitedly about such physical infrastructure he built as Chinua Achebe Airport, the Anambra State International Convention Centre and the Awka City Stadium, in…