Deputy pledges allegiance... 

Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra State who was impeached this morning by twenty-one members Anambra State House of Assembly is visiting with the Ikemba of Nnewi and chieftain of APGA, Dim Odimegwu Emeka Ojukwu. The impeachment of the Governor was carried out at 5:00 AM this morning.

Though expected, the impeachment took the people of Anambra State by surprise as they woke up to the announcement that their Governor had been removed by what many Anambra people and Ndiibo consider a rouge Assembly.

The Deputy Governor, Dame Virgy Etiaba, who should be the beneficiary of the impeachment has denounced it. According to our sources, Deputy Governor Virgy Etiaba described Obi as her boss and the State Governor.

In a show of solidarity, the Governor and the Deputy are visiting with Ikemba currently. In a statement covered by the media the Deputy Governor pledged her allegiance to Peter Obi. She said the Governor of Anambra State is still in charge.

The Anambra State Executive Council is about to go into an emergency meeting. Asked what who would chair the meeting given that the Governor and his Deputy were away, Chuks Illoegbunam, the Chief of Staff to the Governor said, “When we get there we will know who will chair it. If the Governor meets us he will take over.”

Elendureports.com prevailed on Illoegbunam to give his views on the ongoing saga in Anambra State. He would only say: “If you want democracy to survive you have to play by the rules.”

The Obi impeachment is seen in Anambra, and Nigeria as a whole, as something that was preordained by the Obasanjo Administration to grab power in Anambra, something that had been denied the President by Chris Ngige, the former Governor. Elendurports.com had predicted the ouster of Chris Ngige through the Election Tribunal. We also predicted that Obi would be removed from office this week.

These predictions were made based on exclusive access we have to certain information which leads us to believe that the Anambra saga from the beginning was an Obasanjo setup in cohorts with the Uba brothers—Chris and Andy. They both want to be Governor but right now Chris has been relegated to the back seat by Andy.

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