Anambra State Governor, Prof
Chukwuma Soludo has reacted to calls by the presidential candidate of Labour
Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi for people of the state to vote massively for his
party’s House of Assembly candidates.
Obi had on Friday night met with
National and state Assembly candidates of Labour Party in Anambra, while urging
the assembly candidates to work with Soludo upon election.
Obi said Soludo remained his
brother, and that he should not fear being impeached by Labour Party dominated
assembly, as all that was paramount was to bring development to the state.
But Soludo reacting to the call,
through his Press secretary, Mr Chris Aburime said the call was rather
deceptive, and was meant to lay landmines for Soludo.
He said: “That call was meant to
deceive Anambra people. Obi can not be talking about development in Anambra and
also be talking about asking Anambra people to elect lawmakers from the
opposition party to work with Soludo.
“He worked with a legislature
that was dominated by lawmakers from the PDP, when he first came in as
governor, and he knows that it was not easy for him.
“He even suffered impeachment
because of that, and we hope it is not the same thing he wants to set Soludo up
for.
“Anambra people should go all out
next Saturday and vote for APGA, if they want the developmental strides of Mr
Governor to continue.
“You can not be talking of
development and at the same time talking of electing opposition politicians
into the House of Assembly, it is not done. It is deceit.
“Anambra people supported Obi
during the presidential election, and besides, Soludo refused to interfere as
the people trooped out to vote for Labour Party, and that was even before
Soludo made the environment conducive for people to come out and vote.
“We have voted Labour Party in
the presidential election, but for the House of Assembly election, we are
voting for APGA, and we want Anambra people to know so.”
Soludo and Obi have had a running
battle on the choice of lawmakers in the next session of the Anambra House of
Assembly.
Though they will be no
governorship election in the state, Soludo is fighting to have majority, if not
all members of the 30-man assembly, while Obi who is the leader of an emerging
political force in the country, wants to assert himself by using his influence
to cause a higher number of lawmakers in the assembly.
Obi had in the presidential
election held two weeks ago, won about 92 percent of the total votes cast in
the Anambra State, a feat that has shown his dominance in the state.
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