Willie Obiano, former governor of Anambra state, has revealed reason why he tried leaving the country after the inauguration and assumption of office ceremony of his successor Charles Soludo.
R24R, earlier reports that Obiano was arrested by the EFCC at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
In an interview with Premium Times, the former governor through his lawyer, Patrick Ikwueto (a Senior Advocate of Nigeria), said that he was trying to attend a medical appointment to treat a “semi fatal condition”.
“He was not running away. Why will he run away when his family is here and he has a lot to do here? The fact is that he (Obiano) has a medical condition for which he had a prior appointment to see his Specialist Doctor for treatment at Spring Creek Urology Specialists LLC, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
However, the lawyer refused to disclose the nature of Obiano illness.
“He (Obiano) was lucky that the disease was detected on time. It was still at an early stage when he was diagnosed last year,” said a source familiar with the former governor’s medical condition. He asked not to be named because he had no permission to discuss “private and confidential matters” concerning Mr Obiano.”
