[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.
She was raised by her paternal uncle Chief Pius Ejimbe from secondary school in Kano.
[1][clarification needed] For 35 years she worked as a teacher and headed several schools in Kafanchan, Aba, Port Harcourt, and Nnewi.
She retired from the services of the Anambra State Government in 1991 and founded the Benneth Etiaba Memorial Schools, Nnewi, of which she was the proprietress.