Virginia Etiaba
Virginia Etiaba | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Anambra State | |
| In office 2 November 2006 – 9 February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Obi |
| Succeeded by | Peter Obi |
| Deputy Governor of Anambra State | |
| In office 17 March 2006 – 2 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ugochukwu Nwankwo |
| Succeeded by | Stella Odife |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Virginia Ngozi Etiaba 11 November 1942 |
Dame Virginia Ngozi Etiaba CON ⓘ (born 11 November 1942) is a Nigerian politician who served as Deputy Governor of Anambra State, a state in South-Eastern Nigeria, from March 2006 to November 2006 under Peter Obi tenure. She later became the Governor of Anambra State between November 2006 to February 2007. Etiaba is the first woman to serve as governor of a Nigerian state.
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.