Nonye Soludo added that she was never part of the Mbadinuju’s government, urging the public to ignore Ekwunife’s claim.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nonye Soludo, wife of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has responded to an assertion by the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election, Senator Uche Ekwunife, that she played an active role in the administration of former governor of the state, Chinwoke Mbadinuju.
Ekwunife had while attacking her husband in a now trending video on social media, stated that Mrs Soludo worked with Mbadinuju’s government, which was considered to have failed.
Responding to the claim in a statement issued by her media Adviser, Daniel Ezeigwe, the Anambra State First Lady urged the former senator to leave her out of politics and concentrate on her struggles.
She specially advised her to focus on defending her PhD degree, which have been allegedly found out to be fake and issued by an unaccredited institution.
She also made it clear that she was never in the Mbadinuju’s government and urged the public to disregard the video.
The statement read, “At no time was Soludo nor his wife involved in the government of the time (Mbadinuju). Though it is sad that Senator Ekwunife would rather resort to inciting hate and name-calling against a woman who is widely loved by the people, the truth is that, unlike Ekwunife herself, the governor’s wife can never be drawn to political or personal debasement.
“To bring clarity to light and to ensure that unsuspecting members of the public — especially Ndi Anambra who hold the Soludos in the highest esteem — do not get misled by false information, we wish to establish that at no point did the wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Dr. (Mrs) Frances Nonye Soludo work or was involved in any role in the administration of Ex-Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju.
“The viral recorded clip, where Senator Uche Ekwunife falsely stated that the governor’s wife was part of late Dr. Mbadinuju’s administration, should be totally disregarded as a statement of mischief and pure deceit.”
Mrs Soludo urged Ekwunife to concentrate on her political journey and leave her out in her attempt to derail the argument about the authenticity or otherwise of her PhD degree.
