Tag: Charles Soludo

<strong>Why I Wrote The Piece Forecasting Obi’s Defeat – Soludo</strong>

20Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Why I Wrote The Piece Forecasting Obi’s Defeat – Soludo

Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo has said that he wrote the article that predicted Peter Obi’s defeat at the presidential election for “history”. Soludo stated this during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday. The Anambra State governor in the article published on November 14, 2022, stated that Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Obi, knows that “he can’t and won’t win” the 2023 presidential election. According to Soludo, the LP candidate is merely pinching votes from the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the advantage of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Soludo wrote, “Indeed, if I were Asiwaju Tinubu, I would even give Peter Obi money as someone heading one of the departments of his campaign because Obi is making Tinubu...

<strong>Peter Obi Knows He Can’t and Won’t Win – Soludo</strong>

14Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi Knows He Can’t and Won’t Win – Soludo

Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, will not win the 2023 presidential election. Soludo stated this on Monday in an article published on his social media handle titled, ‘History Beckons an I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1). This follows the criticism that trailed the governor’s recent remarks on the worth of investment Obi made for the state as the then-governor. Recall that Soludo during an interview with Channels Television, labeled the investments made by Obi as now worth “worth next to nothing”. Soludo in his reaction to the backlash that followed his comment said Obi is aware of the game he is playing, noting that Obi does not have the needed structure in place to win the presidential election un...

Gov Soludo Lauds Peter Obi’s Management Quality

20Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Gov Soludo Lauds Peter Obi’s Management Quality

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has praised the management skills of Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi Soludo showered praises on the former governor of Anambra State while felicitating him on his birthday as he turned 61 on Tuesday. He referred to Obi as a good manager of men and resources. According to Soludo, the trait was evident during his administration that spanned two tenures as the executive governor of the state. Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has praised the management skills of Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. See Also: Peter Obi – How I will Better My Achievements In Anambra As President Soludo showered praises on the former governor of Anambra State while felicitating with him on his birthday...

Soludo Condemns Manhandling of Odumeje, Orders Sanction of Task Force Officer

9Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Soludo Condemns Manhandling of Odumeje, Orders Sanction of Task Force Officer

Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo has condemned the manhandling of Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje by a member of the state’s task force that enforced the demolition of the clergy’s church in Onitsha. Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo has condemned the manhandling of Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje by a member of the state’s taskforce that enforced the demolition of the clergy’s church in Onitsha. Odumeje whose church was in April this year marked for demolition, in line with the Soludo administration’s Onitsha Urban Renewal Drive, was shoved and manhandled by security personnel who were part of the demolition team. The cleric was pictured in a viral video being ruffled by security men while he ...

Soludo Places N10m Bounty On Killers Who Beheaded Lawmaker, Okoye

22May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria

Soludo Places N10m Bounty On Killers Who Beheaded Lawmaker, Okoye

Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced a N10 million reward for anyone that has valuable information to lead to the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of Hon. Okechukwu Okoye’s death. The Governor expressed shock and deep sadness over the gruesome murder of Okoye, member representing Aguata II Constituency at the State House of Assembly. Recall that Okoye was abducted by unknown gunmen sometime last week. Okoye’s severed head was found on Saturday without his body at Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Gov Soludo, in a statement signed by his press secretary, Christian Aburime condoling with the kinsmen of Isuofia, said that those responsible for his murder are probably the same criminal gang that attacked him an...

What Nnamdi Kanu Told Me When I Visited Him -Soludo

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

What Nnamdi Kanu Told Me When I Visited Him -Soludo

Gov Soludo and Nnamdi Kanu Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The governor quoted the IPOB leader as saying that he would preach peace when released. Soludo made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday night after visiting the IPOB leader. He posted, “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East. “He was in very high spirits and we had quality and frank discussion in a very convivial atmosphere. He expressed sadness over what he described as “sacrilegious killings” of innocent persons, kidnappings ...

Cultists Disrupt Soludo’s Meeting, Attack Anambra Rights Activist

29Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Cultists Disrupt Soludo’s Meeting, Attack Anambra Rights Activist

Suspected cultists wielding guns and other dangerous weapons disrupted a meeting that was scheduled to be held between the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and tricycle operators, on Thursday. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka.The tricycle operators had gathered to thank the governor for the bold step he took in stamping out touting and all forms of illegal revenue collections as well as to notify him of the latest development in that sector since he announced the decision to stop touting in the state.It was gathered that the hoodlums also targeted a human rights activist, Osita Obi, who had been at the forefront of the fight to rid the state of touts.It took the intervention of the police officers from the B Division Awka to r...

Try Nnamdi Kanu Expeditiously Or Release Him, Soludo Tells FG

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Try Nnamdi Kanu Expeditiously Or Release Him, Soludo Tells FG

Chukwuma Soludo The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has given the assurance that he will lead his fellow governors in the Southeast to engage the federal government in dialogue to handle the security situation in the zone. Mr Soludo said that an expeditious release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would cushion the insecurity impasse in the zone. Mr Soludo said this during a one-day Peacebuilding and Security Dialogue, held in Awka on Saturday. The event was held in response to the deteriorating security challenges in the region. He endorsed the communique of a joint body of traditional rulers and clergy to declare Monday, April 4, as a Day of Prayer at all churches and places of prayers for forgiveness and reconcilia...

Gov Soludo Invites IPOB, ESN To Work With His Government To Fight Insecurity

18Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Gov Soludo Invites IPOB, ESN To Work With His Government To Fight Insecurity

The newly sworn-in governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, on Thursday, sought the cooperation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to tackle insecurity in the state. Charles Soludo Giving his inaugural speech in Awka, the state capital, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said it was time to interrogate the purpose of the pro-Biafra groups. “It is time to interrogate the purpose of IPOB and ESN. The politicians using it as a means must come out for a consensus regarding our future. The conspiracy of silence by stakeholders must stop. Read Also: Ojukwu’ Widow, Gov. Obiano’s Wife Exchange Slaps At Soludo’s Inauguration (Video)“I challenge the group denying the killings to come out and work with my admi...

Soludo Remains Our Candidate For Anambra State Governorship Election – APGA

7Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Soludo Remains Our Candidate For Anambra State Governorship Election – APGA

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA0 has disclosed that Prof. Charles Soludo is the party's candidate for the November 6, 2021 Anambra guber election. A party statement released on Friday reads: We wish to state unequivocally that Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo remains the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6, 2021 Governorship Election. We also state that up till date, it was only Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo that meticulously fulfilled all the requirements enunciated by the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the INEC Election Manual and the 2021 Electoral Guidelines of APGA for the 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election. It is also clear that the period permitted by law for the conduct of party primary for the election, downl...