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Nigerian politician
Virginia Etiaba
Governor of Anambra State
In office 2 November 2006 – 9 February 2007
Preceded by
Peter Obi
Succeeded by
Peter Obi
Personal details
Born
Virginia Ngozi Etiaba
(1942-11-11) 11 November 1942 (age 81) Nnewi, Anambra
Dame Virginia Ngozi EtiabaCON (born 11 November 1942) is a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Anambra State, a state in South-Eastern Nigeria, from November 2006 to February 2007. Etiaba is the first woman to serve as governor of a Nigerian state.[1]
She was instated as the previous governor, Peter Obi, was impeached by the state legislature for alleged gross misconduct. She transferred her powers back to Obi three months later when an appeal court nullified the impeachment.
^Udodiong, Inemesit (2019-03-12). "Meet Virginia Etiaba, the first female governor in Nigeria who lasted only three months in office". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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