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The media aide to Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, Daniel Ezeigwe, has disputed former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi’s claim that he and his wife are “godparents” to the children of Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
Obi made the statement while speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors Conference in Enugu State on Friday, September 25. He said he and his wife were “godparents” to Soludo’s children and maintained that, despite their political differences, he had no personal disagreement with the governor.
“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, me and him will hug and everything. If they say anything, I’ll answer them,” Obi said.
However, in a statement issued on Saturday, Ezeigwe, who serves as media aide to the Anambra First Lady, said Obi’s claim was inaccurate.
The statement, issued in response to enquiries generated by the viral video, sought to clarify the nature of the relationship between the two families.
“The attention of the First Lady of Anambra State, Dr Nonye Soludo, has been drawn to a viral video in which the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, claimed that ‘he and his wife are godparents to Soludo’s children’,” the statement said.
It added that several calls and enquiries had been received following the circulation of the video, prompting the clarification.
“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,” Ezeigwe said.
According to the statement, the godparent relationship between the two families is different from what Obi described.
Ezeigwe said Dr Nonye Soludo is the confirmation godmother to one of Peter Obi’s daughters, while Obi’s wife, Margaret, is the baptismal godmother to one of Governor Soludo’s daughters.
“Neither Mr Obi nor Professor Soludo has served as a godparent to the other’s children,” the statement added.
Ezeigwe suggested that Obi may have misspoken while making his remarks but said the clarification was necessary because of the widespread circulation of the video and the enquiries it generated.
“It is possible that Mr Peter Obi simply misspoke in the course of making his remarks. However, given the widespread circulation of the video and the enquiries it has generated, it is important that the record be set straight,” the statement said.
The aide stressed that the relationship between the two families remains cordial and said there was no need to misrepresent its nature.
