Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, denied inciting the members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) against Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
A trending report on social media alleged that Soludo, during a stakeholders’ meeting of APGA held at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, told the party leaders to work against Obi as he was supporting another candidate.
But reacting to the report, Soludo, in a statement issued by his press secretary, Christian Aburime, denied speaking against Obi at the said meeting. He said that he only talked about APGA issues.
“We would have chosen to ignore this mischievous and utterly despicable publication, but for the benefit of a few innocent Ndi Anambra who could be misinformed by the write up.
“The following should, however, be noted: That Governor Chukwuma Soludo, only held a private meeting with his party members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). This meeting is a routine gathering where issues concerning APGA are discussed.
“At no time during the meeting was Mr Peter Obi a point of discourse. It is pertinent to note that issues discussed at the meeting were purely issues relating to APGA affairs.
“We, therefore, urge Ndi-Anambra and members of the general public to completely ignore and disregard the publication in its entirety”, the statement reads.
The author of the trending material, who did not reveal his identity, claimed that they were not allowed to attend the meeting with phones or any other electronic gadget.
The article partly reads: “Yesterday at Anambra Government Lodge in Amawbia, Governor Charles Soludo charged APGA chieftains to work against Peter Obi and Labour Party interests. It was a secret meeting that nobody entered with phones or any other gadget.
“In the last of a series of meetings he held recently with the stakeholders of the party, the defeated aspirants at last primaries, the successful candidates and finally the LGA party chairmen at different dates, the ambitious governor, who is having a fight of his life trying to secure his state from the menace of Unknown Gunmen, also expressed in clear words that he is already eyeing the presidency in just six months of his reign as governor.
