..Says he’s the only one contesting
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has asserted that he has no credible opposition in the upcoming 6th November governorship election.
Speaking at an endorsement rally organised by stakeholders from Anambra Central Senatorial Zone in Awka, the governor claimed that many of his opponents were only contesting to secure financial gains rather than to serve the public interest.
This marks the second such endorsement for Soludo, following a similar event in Otuocha, Anambra East Local Government Area, where stakeholders from Anambra North Senatorial Zone declared his candidacy as a consensus choice for the state.
During the rally, Soludo emphasised that Anambra operates under an uninterrupted zoning arrangement and reaffirmed his commitment to transferring power to a candidate from the Central Zone after completing his tenure.
He warned that any resistance to his re-election bid would disrupt this established rotational system and further delay the Central Zone’s rightful turn to produce the next governor.
He said: “A few weeks ago a rally like this happened in the North Senatorial Zone, and all the stakeholders, community leaders traditional rulers, youths, students, all declared that our ticket is a consensus for Anambra.
“Today too, you (Anambra Central) are here to declare that this ticket is the consensus ticket for the 2025 election.
“On behalf of myself, my wife and running mate, we are happy and we are grateful to all the stakeholders. We have listened to your kind words, words of solidarity and all.
“I want to remind you people that we have zoning system in Anambra. It started with Central Zone with Peter Obi. When he finished, everyone agreed that for there to be order, fairness and equity that zoning be institutionalised.
“After then it went to the North and for eight years Obiano was governor and after that it went to South (where Soludo hails from) and South is going to have it for eight years, after that it would be central again.
“I don’t know who else is contesting in this election, but we heard that some people are contesting but we don’t know who they are. But I want to assure you that after South, power will shift to Central. Any one coming from South to contest against me wants power to stay in the South for 12 years.
“If anyone else from South gets to power, he will stay for eight years and that will delay the turn of the central. So, four more years for Soludo is better than eight years by anyone else, so that central can take their turn.”
Soludo insisted that some of the people in the race against him were merely scouting for funds, using the guise of being contestants.
He said: “They are not contesting, they are doing fund raisings. I hear they have been going around begging top politicians, ministers that “you know I’m contesting for governor, please support me”.
“We have not started our campaign and have not constituted a campaign council. We are not contesting the election with anyone. Anambra is APGA and APGA is Anambra. All Progressives contesting against me know what they are contesting for and not for governor, and they know. In Anambra, progressives are working together.
“We are targeting to win at least 90 percent of all the electoral wards in the Central Senatorial Zone,” Soludo said.
He added that: “We will continue to work for Anambra people. Let me announce to you that I have officially moved into the Anambra Light House City (New Government House). I moved there officially yesterday and I slept there last night, woke up this morning and simply strolled to this venue. You have not seen anything yet, we have more in line for Anambra people.”
The highlight of the event was speeches by some stakeholders including; Osita Chidoka, Okey Muo-Aroh student leaders, market and community leaders among others, who all endorsed the governor.
The Deputy Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Chukwuma Okoye read a communique from the entire zone, pledging their support and endorsement for the Soludo.
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