Soludo, Obi in renewed supremacy battle in Anambra

The supremacy battle between Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo and the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, has taken a new dimension with the duo engaging in renewed verbal war.

Obi described Soludo as a footballer playing in junior league while he has graduated to a higher league, the Governor described him as a frustrated politician wandering without a club.

Soludo also accused Obi of destroying the education system in Anambra State, promising to expose his wrong deeds during his time as Governor one day.

The former Governor, who spoke with reporters after the declaration of the governorship results by INEC in a viral video, advised Soludo to concentrate and work for the people, adding that it was the reason they voted him 

According to Obi: “He should concentrate on working for the people to make the place livable for them. 

“I didn’t contest in the election. I was a Governor 13 years ago. I’m no longer in the league with him. If it’s in football, he is playing junior league and I’ve moved on to the Champions League.”

After the short video clip, supporters applauded him.

But replying him, Soludo, at the International Conference Centre, ICC Awka while addressing APGA chieftains and supporters on Tuesday immediately he received his Certificate of Return with Deputy Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, from INEC, said Obi’s political frustration has really touched him.

 “We wanted to coach him on how to play champions League after I had played there, he continues jumping from one place to another, and now club less. Idleness and serial loses can get into somebody’s head at times.

“Someone wanted to be like late Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu by trying to raise someone else’s hands and following him to wards, communities and local government areas on campaigns,yet, nothing happened. 

“He was seen begging his community not to let him down before the election yet APGA beat him in all the four Wards in his community, his own Ward where we decided to allow him to win in other not to be disgraced, APC went there and won him.

“He put up everything within his armoury to unseat Soludo,criss -crossed every nook and cranny , with his picture all over the billboards raising somebody’s hand the way Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu did, you can see the bitterness and frustration but it didn’t work,” Soludo said.

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