REVEALED: How Soludo scammed Anambra traditional leaders and Atiku over his Awka visit
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A source close to the Anambra State Government has revealed how the State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, deceived the traditional leaders in the state, as well as the former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, during the latter’s visit on Thursday.
According to the source, based on the memo they got, Governor Soludo deceived Anambra State traditional rulers into believing that they were coming for an end of the year meeting at the Government House in Awka, the state capital.
The Monarchs, however, were surprised to learn they were assembled because of the visit of the PDP presidential candidate.
They would later be honoured with Three Hundred Thousand Naira parting gift for a ‘job well done’.
Soludo also deceived Alhaji Abubakar who was made to believe that all the people he met at the Government House were there to welcome him.
Speaking after the visit, Atiku had said: “I did not expect to see so much crown during my visit to Anambra State.
The truth was revealed when the state residents attacked one of the foremost paramount rulers in the state, the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, for abandoning his royal palace to go to receive Atiku.
One aggrieved resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told News Band: “Obi of Onitsha just disgraced Onitsha Kingdom and Igbo people.
“Will Oba of Benin leave his royal palace to go receive any politician?” he asked contemptuously.
Reacting to the allegation, the source blew the lid, explaining that the traditional rulers never knew that the meeting involved the visit of Atiku.
He added why any traditional ruler will take side with Atiku “when a son of the soil, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi, is also contesting the election”.
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Meanwhile, News Band also gathered that Senator Stella Odua representing Anambra North at the National Assembly, and another PDP chieftain in the state, Chief Chris Ubah, boycotted the Thursday rally.
Atiku, since his emergence, has been fighting on several fronts with party members who considered his ticket as a violation of party principles.
Foremost amongst them are the G-5 Governors who vowed to ensure that he does not win the presidential election.
The G-5 Governors include Mr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Mr. Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and Mr. Seyi Makinde of of Oyo State.
In a related development, Governor Soludo, on Thursday, while receiving the former Vice President in Anambra State during the visit, described him as one of two front-runners in 2023, evidently referring to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the second.
It is no longer a secret that Soludo has been kicking against the emergence of Peter Obi as the next president of Nigeria. Read more.
