I Never Claimed to Be Governor Soludo’s Godfather — Ex-Lawmaker Obidigwe

Chief Chinedu Obidigwe

I Never Claimed to Be Governor Soludo’s Godfather — Ex-Lawmaker Obidigwe

Former member of the House of Representatives representing Anambra East and West Federal Constituency, Chief Chinedu Obidigwe, has clarified that he never claimed to be the political godfather of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo.

Obidigwe denied reports circulating on social media alleging that he said he “made” Prof. Charles Soludo the Governor of Anambra State.

According to him, the publication did not emanate from him or any of his media aides.

 He described the report as false and misleading, urging members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the general public not to fall for what he termed an attempt to create unnecessary tension and negative narratives within the party in the state.

Obidigwe, who is one of the aspirants of the party for the Anambra East and West Federal Constituency seat, accused opposition-sponsored elements and enemies of APGA of trying to destabilize the party through propaganda and misinformation.

In a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Mr. Dominic Okagbue, Obidigwe said: “The attention of Hon. Chinedu Benjamin Obidigwe has been drawn to misleading and unfounded claims and propaganda being circulated on various social media platforms through a pseudo account, alleging that Obidigwe said he installed the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, as Governor in 2021.”

“We wish to state, without any iota of equivocation, that such a statement never emanated from Hon. Chinedu Obidigwe. It is a desperate move by his political enemies, who are bent on tarnishing his image as a strategy to advance their undeserved political ambitions.”

“Obidigwe, in 2021, was merely an elector with just one vote. Although he voted for the Governor and APGA, the question remains: can one man’s vote make a Governor?”

“Governor Soludo was elected through the collective votes of Ndi Anambra, both during his first election and re-election. We therefore call on the reading public to disregard such rumours and treat them as baseless allegations aimed at the character assassination of an innocent man.”