{"id":161481,"date":"2025-05-06T23:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T22:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-guber-soludo-is-afraid-of-me-valentine-ozigbo"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:22:07","slug":"anambra-guber-soludo-is-afraid-of-me-valentine-ozigbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-guber-soludo-is-afraid-of-me-valentine-ozigbo","title":{"rendered":"Anambra guber: Soludo is afraid of me \u2013 Valentine Ozigbo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Valentine Ozigbo, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Anambra State, on Tuesday said Governor Charles Soludo is scared of him contesting in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n

Ozigbo alleged that Soludo was sponsoring Nicholas Ukachukwu of the APC to destabilize the party in the state because he is afraid of him.<\/p>\n

Recall that Ozigbo had accused Soludo of funding Ukachukwu to destabilize the APC in Anambra State.<\/p>\n

On April 5, Ukachukwu had emerged as APC\u2019s governorship candidate following the conduct of the party\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n

Ukachukwu clinched the party\u2019s ticket with 1,455 votes, while Ozigbo secured 67 votes, and Edozie Madu and Johnbosco received 8 and 26 votes, respectively.<\/p>\n

However, featuring on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show, Ozigbo affirmed his allegations against Ukachukwu and Soludo.<\/p>\n

According to Ozigbo: \u201cGoing from PDP to Labour, you can say it\u2019s about me. I\u2019m somebody who is careful and very purposeful in politics because I understand the importance of political leadership, because that\u2019s the only thing we have to redeem ourselves as a nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, I like to insist that things are done properly anywhere I find myself. And this is the reason why I was dismayed over the period from the delegate congress of APC we conducted in Anambra State and where, all of a sudden, we saw a delegate list of people not part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at what happened. Why did the other three candidates withdraw from the race? This was because they were frustrated. Just on the morning of the congress, another list emanated from nowhere, and at some point, they abandoned all other lists. Why not just allow a free and fair process?<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost the 2021 election to Soludo and I didn\u2019t go to court or challenge him, so why am I fighting him? I\u2019m aware that this is deeply unfair, and I think we are not doing ourselves any right by just folding our hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy contention in court is to say Nicholas is not even qualified in the first instance to stand for the primary, and I will prove that in court while we go through the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I made an allegation that Soludo has a hand in what is going on in APC. I say that authoritatively, and I know meetings are being held, but I can tell you that my intelligence is very strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is the point: Soludo is scared of having me on the ballot, and Nicholas Ukachukwu became a willing tool. Over time, you will see this playing out. He became candidate, and over time, people are dissecting the APC, from chairmanship to ward chairmanship. Executives of the party from five local governments have abandoned the party to join others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is why we need to draw the attention of Mr. President, that allowing this to fester will deeply weaken and hurt APC for a long time, and that\u2019s why I need to protest.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Valentine Ozigbo, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Anambra State, on Tuesday said Governor Charles Soludo is scared of him contesting in the forthcoming gubernatorial election. Ozigbo alleged that Soludo was sponsoring Nicholas Ukachukwu of the APC to destabilize the party in the state because he is afraid of him. 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