The immediate past First Lady of Anambra State, Mrs
Ebelechukwu Obiano, has formerly apologised to Governor Charles Chukwuma
Soludo, Ndigbo and friends of Ndigbo, over the incident between her and Mrs
Bianca Ojukwu in Awka at the inauguration programme of Soludo on March 17,
2022.
This was, even as she has also declared her intention to
join the contest for the forthcoming Anambra North Senatorial District
election.
Ebelechukwu made her intention known to a select group of
journalists in Awka saying that, “My interest to join the Senatorial race is in
response to an overwhelming pressure and calls from my people to represent them
in the Senate at the National Assembly, Abuja”.
According to her, “As has been attested to by the good
people of Anambra State, service to people, humanity and sharing love and
putting smiles on sad faces are my priority in life, and I know that it is the
will of God because the Bible says that God is Love.
“Therefore, having witnessed and been positively touched by
my ever willing disposition to care for people, empower the poor and needy,
especially women and children, particularly widows, orphans and the destitute,
my people decided that I should come and serve them better in a higher
capacity,” she said.
The former First Lady therefore said that she is willing,
ready and has accepted the call by her people to come and service them.
Fielding questions about the incident between her and
Bianca, Ebelechukwu said that she has put all of that behind her as a
God-fearing person, adding that she remained grateful to God that she resisted
and overcame the temptation to retaliate the physical assault meted out on her.
She added that, “As a peaceful person that I am well known
for, violence has never been in my character” and so she remained “grateful to
several elders, statesmen, friends and associates of the Obianos, as well as
countless number of good people of Anambra State who called and expressed their
concerns and offered wise counsels and words of comfort after the unfortunate drama”.
In a letter addressed to Governor Soludo titled “A Public
Apology”, Mrs Obiano stated that, “Permit me to use this medium to humbly
convey to you my sincere, heartfelt and unreserved apology for the unfortunate
incident between Mrs Bianca Ojukwu and myself on Thursday, March 17, 2022, the
day of your inauguration as the new Executive Governor of Anambra State in
which you took over from my husband, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano.
“The incident, to say the least, was most unnecessary,
unfortunate and I regret my action. It was an unintended action as violence is
never in my character.
“Your Excellency, Sir, I hold your person, your ideals, the
records of your great accomplishments in public service in Nigeria and beyond,
as well as their concomitant collosal impacts in public policies in highest
esteem.
“Without any equivocation, your achievements as a towering
intellectual of national and international repute are enduring legacies and
pride for the State and Ndigbo in general.
“I will therefore never deliberately engage in any activity
or action to disrespect you and your Government.
“All those who know me can testify that before and
throughout my eight years as the First Lady of State, I pursued peace, promoted
philanthropic gestures which empowered many of our less privileged people. No
excuse can therefore be tenable as justification for such public embarrassment,
no matter the height of provocation.
“Equally, I wish to extend the same apology to all the
important dignitaries, the people of Anambra State, as well as the entire
Ndigbo for that unintended embarrassment at the occasion.
“I want to use this opportunity to pledge that I will
wholeheartedly support and pray for the Government of His Excellency, Governor
Charles Chukwuma Soludo, to excell exceedingly better than the immediate past
government, even as he builds on the legacy of his predecessor, my husband, His
Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, and take our dear State to a higher level.
“I consciously chose this medium to express my apology,
goodwill, supports and prayers publicly to His Excellency, Governor Charles
Chukwuma Soludo, as a token of my full respect for him, his family and the
entire Ndigbo”, she stated.
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