Chief Willy Obianor, who was the last  to enter the All Progressive Alliance  (APGA) governorship contest for Anambra State, was yesterday  declared the winner of the contest. This came as a surprise to many that were keen observers of the process.  Earlier on, Dr. Soludo was disqualified from contesting under APGA ticket and it was reported that he is in talk with the Accord party.

Many were speculating that Obianor maybe the favourable candidate secretly chosen and supported by Governor Peter Obi for his replacement.  Governor Obi is in favour of zoning and  supports Anambra North senatorial zone to produce the next governor of Anambra State.

APGA RESULT:

Uche Ekwunife 150 votes

John Emeka 1 vote

Emeka Nwogbo 22 votes

John Nwosu 18 votes

Wily Obiano 817 votes

Paul Odenigbo 49 votes

Obianor will be facing other candidates from other parties for the November 16, 2013 governorship election:  Senator Chris Ngige (All Progressive Congress),  either Senator Andy Uba or Chief Tony Nwoye (Peoples Democratic Party)  and Ifeanyi Ubah (Labour Party).

Chief Willie M. Obiano 56 years,  served as former  Executive Director of Business Banking at Fidelity Bank Plc. Mr. Obiano started his banking career as a supervisor with First Bank of Nigeria in 1981 from where he moved to Texaco Nigeria plc., an oil marketing company as an Accountant. Mr. Obiano rose to the position of Chief Internal Auditor in Texaco before joining Fidelity. In Fidelity, he has worked an various departments ranging from operations to marketing and internal audit. He served as an Executive Director of Fidelity Bank Plc. Mr. Obiano is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He has attended many courses within and outside Nigeria including the UK, US and Malta. He holds B.Sc in Accounting and MBA from The University of Lagos.  (Business Week)