Agada was reacting to the denial by Soludo’s wife, Nonye, that Obi was the godfather of one of her sons.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, Theo Abu Agada, has warned his party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to be wary of the family of Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, saying they hate him.
He made this known on Sunday, 27 September, in a now-trending post he shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) page.
Agada was reacting to the denial by Soludo’s wife, Nonye, that Obi was the godfather of one of her sons.
Obi, who has been having a back-and-forth with the Anambra State governor, had earlier claimed during the Nigerian Guild of Editors conference in Enugu that he and his wife are godparents to the Soludo family’s children.
He said, “People might not know, my wife and I are godparents to Soludo’s children. Yes, we are that close. So we are not quarrelling, and we will never quarrel. If I see him any day, he and I will hug and everything. If they say anything, I’ll answer them.”
But in a statement by her media assistant, Dan Ezeigwe, Mrs Soludo stated that Obi’s claim is false and suggested he may have simply “misspoke”.
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She went on to say she decided to make the clarification about the issue because of a viral video made by Obi.
”Following the widespread circulation of the video, we have received several calls and enquiries seeking clarification on the claim.
”We hereby state clearly that the claim, as presented, is false. For the avoidance of doubt:
’Mr Peter Obi is not a godfather to any of the children of Professor Chukwuma and Dr Nonye Soludo,'” the statement read.
Reacting, Agada warned Obi must realise early that the Soludo family does not mean well for him.
Taking to his verified handle, he wrote, “This family hates Obi so much, and the earlier he realises that they don’t mean well for him, the better.”
