Politics
Soludo, Obi’s Face Off Deepens As APGA Accuses Ex- Governor Of Running Down Ngige, Obiano
By Okey Maduforo Awka
The lingering face off between Governor Charles Soludo and former governor Mr Peter Obi is currently deepening following allegations by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Mazi Ejimofor Opara that Obi has a deep seated penchant for running past and current Governors of the state down.
Trouble started last week when Peter Obi in a viral video stated that having served the state as Governor 13 years ago, he is not on the same league with Soludo noting that he doesn’t play I local league but in Champions league meaning that he is not in the same level with Soludo .
In a statement issued by Mazi Ejimofor Opara, Peter Obi contributed nothing to the growth of education and other basic infrastructures adding that all the achievements of former governor Chris Ngige and Chief Willie Obiano have never been appreciated by Obi .
“Peter Obi’s political legacy is not one of vision or transformation, but of mediocrity exaggerated by propaganda and lies.”
“His candle only flickers because every other bulb around him has been deliberately extinguished. To sustain his myth, he ensures that no other light is allowed to shine”
“Obi’s insecurity runs deep. For eight years, he dedicated himself to running down Ngige’s feats, comparing and demeaning them at every turn”
“Obiano’s tenure suffered the same fate. His team cultivated a toxic mindset: every administration must be measured against Obi, every achievement reduced to “Obi started it.”
Opara also challenged Obi to show proof of what his administration did during the time of oil boom and how the accruing share of the wind fall for Anambra was spent
“During Nigeria’s oil boom, with prices hitting $146 per barrel, Anambra was awash with resources’
“In 2013 alone, one year audited accounts showed Obi spent $1.18 billion in a single year. Soludo’s four years put together has never realized this much.”
“Instead of vision, Obi ran a government by donation—outsourcing execution, scattering microhandouts, and calling it governance”
“If you sum up Obi’s micro donations they come to a few million dollars when he had over a billion dollars available to him in just one year”
“With about $4billion spent by Peter Obi in 8 years, a visionary and less wasteful leader would have turned Anambra to an eldorado, including;
“Turning our hospitals to be world-class, turning our public schools
to smart schools”
“Dualized all major highways.
Initiated a rail line project.
Built New Government and Lodge
Ensured functional pipe-borne water across Anambra major cities
Opened new industrial and leisure cities”
Opara contended that Obi never built any public schools nor did he recruit teachers nor upgraded the school system.
“Instead, Obi left Anambra with no new teachers employed, never built one new primary school, 76 communities without public schools, and an education system riddled with “miracle/special centres.”
Opara praised former governor Willie Obiano for his intervention into what he described as the hopeless state of the Anambra school system and put a stop to the inglorious examination magic and miracle centers .
“Obiano had to clean up the education mess, ridding the State of such menace. So, Obi’s claim on education, bringing order and moral civility are part of the many lies which his media aides told multiple times”
“I challenge Peter and his crew to produce the data from WAEC or NECO where Anambra was number 1 under his administration.”
“Yet, he continues to claim Anambra was ranked number 1 by WAEC during his administration”
“We have videos of the despicable public schools that Peter Obi left behind. What a Man! In Soludo’s first one year, he recruited 8,115 qualified Teachers, this feat is more than the total number of Teachers under Peter Obi’s 8 years who did not recruit one teacher”
“The data reveal that under Peter we had a disturbing Students-Teacher ratio of one teacher to ninety-nine students (one Teacher catering to 99 students) — this was the era of schools without Teachers”
“In less than one year, Soludo re-calibrated this statistics to, one teacher to thirty students (One Teacher catering to 30 Students)”
“We challenge Peter to show where has ever commended his predecessors”
Since leaving office in 2014, Obi has not truly “left.” He continues to bankroll Obienyem and others to demarket successors and predecessors alike, defining anyone who calls him out as “attacking an innocent man.”
“Obi’s defenders praise him for saving money. But what is the worth of saving when billions were squandered? ”
“A man given $1billion to cook food for the people, didn’t cook enough, making the people die of hunger, only to come seeking praises for saving a few millions. Yet, he is castigating those cooking more pots of food for the people with a few thousands”he concluded.
By Okey Maduforo, Awka
Ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections, a mass protest voting movement may be building up in Anambra South Senatorial District, following reported moves by members of major political parties to support the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Ebuka Onunkwo.
The development is said to be linked to grievances among some members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and remnants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the treatment allegedly meted out to Onunkwo during previous political contests.
Onunkwo, who had previously contested the Anambra South senatorial seat under APGA, later emerged as the NDC candidate for the 2027 election.
Although the ADC is currently embroiled in legal disputes over the authentic candidates and the conduct of its primary elections, some members of the APC and APGA are also reportedly dissatisfied with developments within their respective parties.
It was gathered that a section of APGA members, in particular, are backing Onunkwo as a form of protest over the conduct of the party’s senatorial primary, while some members of other parties are also believed to be considering voting for him irrespective of their party affiliations.
Confirming the growing support for Onunkwo, the Chief Executive Officer of NOWAS Oil and Gas Limited and a major stakeholder in Anambra South politics, Chief Ignesus Ikechukwudere Nnubia, said the NDC candidate currently enjoys widespread acceptability across party lines.
Nnubia said the growing support for Onunkwo had made his party affiliation less significant, arguing that voters would ultimately vote according to their conscience and assessment of the candidates.
He said, “At the moment, the number of APGA members with him and supporting him makes one wonder what is left of that party. Even the remnants of the PDP have pitched their tents with him, while members of the ruling APC at the national level are also behind him.
“So, the party that he belongs to is not a factor at all. You know that it is a game of numbers, and people are going to vote according to their conscience and not necessarily because of the political party they belong to.
“People are not bound to vote for their party, and some of them are ready and willing to vote for him.
“We are not talking about the party because he will surely get votes from the NDC, APGA, APC and even other political parties that are already closing ranks to support him as their candidate.”
Nnubia further described Onunkwo as the candidate currently standing tall among the contenders for the Anambra South senatorial seat, expressing confidence that his emergence would usher in what he described as a “new dawn” for the district.
He said political parties should not be the major consideration for voters, stressing that what matters most is the ability of elected representatives to improve the lives of their constituents.
According to him, political parties exist because of the people, and therefore the influence of party structures and incumbency has its limits during elections.
Nnubia said those factors would ultimately be tested by the electorate in the 2027 election, which he described as a contest in which voters’ choices would determine the outcome.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2027 Ebonyi State election, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has pledged to attract more than ₦2 trillion in private-sector investment to the state within six months of assuming office if elected.
Odii made the pledge while addressing supporters in Lagos ahead of the formal commencement of his campaign.
He said his investment strategy would cover key sectors of the Ebonyi economy, including mining, hospitality, real estate and manufacturing.
According to the PDP candidate, he has identified more than 2,000 prospective investors, each capable of investing about ₦1 billion in the state.
“I have over 2,000 people who can invest ₦1 billion each. When you multiply it, you will get over ₦2 trillion. This has been structured in such a way that all aspects of the economy will be involved,” Odii said.
He said the proposed investment drive was designed not only to inject capital into the state but also to create jobs, expand the productive base of the economy and provide opportunities for young people and entrepreneurs.
Odii said Ebonyi’s natural resources and strategic location placed it in a strong position to attract large-scale investments if its economic potential was properly harnessed.
He promised that his administration would prioritise private-sector participation, industrialisation and job creation while creating an enabling environment for both local and foreign investors.
The candidate also said existing businesses in the state would be supported to expand, while new investors would be encouraged to establish operations across various sectors.
His pledge comes amid growing political activities ahead of the 2027 governorship election, with economic development, employment generation and wealth creation featuring prominently in his campaign message.
The proposed ₦2 trillion investment target within six months, if achieved, would represent a significant boost to Ebonyi’s economy and rank among the most ambitious private-sector investment mobilisation plans proposed in the state.
By Okey Maduforo, Awka
The planned visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to Anambra State has sparked controversy following a protest by the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Emma Anosike, that the party was not informed about the visit.
Anosike said the APC in Anambra was never consulted or briefed about the proposed visit, adding that the party was taken aback by reports that the wife of the party’s national leader and presidential candidate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would be visiting the state without recourse to the state chapter.
He said, “It is indeed strange that the First Lady of our presidential candidate is visiting Anambra State without recourse to the party in the state.
“The party wishes to state categorically that we are not part of the arrangements for the reception of our First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, because the party was never put in the picture.”
Anosike also dismissed the mantra that “The Progressives Are Working Together”, being canvassed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), describing it as a smokescreen by the ruling party in Anambra to hijack President Tinubu’s re-election from the APC.
He said, “For instance, the APGA-led government in Anambra State did not interface with us on the organisation of the visit, and the party wonders if the progressives are indeed working together.”
The APC chairman, however, said the development would not compromise the First Lady’s visit, urging all APC members and supporters in the state to turn out and give Senator Oluremi Tinubu a warm welcome.
He stressed that despite the party’s reservations over the arrangements, APC members remained committed to welcoming the First Lady to Anambra State.
Former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Sagir Saleh, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Saleh, who served as deputy governor under former Governor Isa Yuguda, announced his resignation in a letter submitted to the party leadership in Katagum Local Government Area.
He cited personal reasons for his decision but did not provide further details.
His exit comes amid growing disagreements within the Bauchi APC following the party’s 2027 governorship primary. Other prominent members, including former governorship aspirant Bala Jibrin and Sunusi Kunde, an associate of Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, have also reportedly left the party.
Jibrin, a former National Auditor of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), resigned on August 31, 2026, following his opposition to the emergence of former Bauchi Governor Muhammad Abubakar as the APC’s 2027 governorship candidate.
He had criticised the primary process and questioned how the candidate emerged.
Kunde also resigned from the APC in August, submitting his resignation to the party chairman of Beti Ward in Misau Local Government Area.
The latest departures are coming as efforts continue to resolve internal disputes and disagreements among APC members in the state.
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general election.
Ayodele issued the warning in a video shared on his verified X account on Sunday, urging both opposition figures to strengthen their security and remain vigilant.
The cleric did not identify those allegedly behind the purported plot but claimed that attempts were being made to eliminate Obi and Atiku.
According to him, divine intervention would prevent the alleged plan from succeeding.
“Obi and Atiku, be very conscious of your security. They are looking for any means to eliminate Obi and Atiku.
“But God will never allow it to happen. Watch out and be cautious about your security,” he said.
Ayodele also urged President Bola Tinubu to reconsider travelling to the United States, alleging that there were forces in America working against his political fortunes.
The claims come as political activities and realignments intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
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