Soludo insists no challenger in the Anambra 2025 polls

Soludo insists no challenger in the Anambra 2025 polls

 The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has insisted that he has no challenger in the November 8, 2025 governorship election in the state, saying that his challengers are only in the race to raise funds.Soludo stated this during an endorsement rally organised for him by stakeholders of Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, in Awka, on Saturday.The governor insisted that other contestants are merely in the race to raise funds for their personal use and using the guise of being candidates.He said, “They are not contesting, they are only doing fundraising. 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.”While addressing supporters, Soludo pointed out that Anambra enjoys an “unbroken zoning formula”, and that he would hand over to a candidate from the central zone after his second term.He added that anyone opposed to his second term will just be disrupting the seamless zoning in the state, and delaying the turn of the central zone to take the governorship seat.“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, former Governor Willie Obiano was governor and after that, it went to South (where I hail 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,” he added.According to him, APGA is targeting to win at least 90 per cent of all the electoral wards in the Central Senatorial Zone, insisting that “Anambra is APGA and APGA is Anambra.”“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 highlights of the event was speeches by some stakeholders including; a former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, some student leaders, market and community leaders among others, who all endorsed the governor.Chidoka praised Soludo’s “transformational leadership, prudent financial management, and vision” for the future of Anambra State.“In 2025, the question is no longer ‘Is it broken? The real question is: why drop the spoon when the soup is tasty? Ndi Anambra, the pot is still on the fire. The aroma of progress is in the air.”He hailed Soludo’s achievements in urban renewal, digital governance, education reform, and infrastructure, calling for continuity to sustain the gains of the past three years.The Deputy Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Chukwuma Okoye read a communique from the entire zone, pledging their support and endorsement for the Soludo.

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 - NigerianEye
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