Nnewi — The Obi of Onitsha Igwe Alfred Achebe, weekend, during a visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to his palace, reconciled incumbent governor of the state Willie Obiano, and the immediate past governor of the state Mr. Peter Obi. Responding to President Jonathan’s speech when he visited his palace as part of his campaign rally to the state, the Obi after extolling the achievements of President Jonathan, ex-Governor Obi and all the things incumbent governor Obiano had been doing since assumption of office, told President Jonathan that he would not leave the state without reconciling Obiano and Obi. President Jonathan who was with the Vice President Namadi Sambo, his wife Dame Patience and that of his Vice Hajia Amina Sambo, was surprised by the monarch’s demand and immediately asked the two prominent citizens of the state to act in response to the traditional rulers appeal. They were reluctant to shake each other, but Igwe Achebe insisted that they must hug and when the President stood up to supervise the reconc iliation, they hugged and patted each other’s back
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 06:33:34 +0000
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