By Our correspondent
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chinedu Obigwe, has described Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, as a pretender in the governorship race in Anambra State.
Obigwe stated that Okonkwo will not secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Obigwe alleged that Okonkwo is desperate to become governor, but lacks the political savvy to achieve his goal.
“Obiora Okonkwo is not a politician that makes calculated political moves, hence the reason he has not been able to win any election in Anambra since he started contesting,” Obigwe said.
Obigwe also criticized Okonkwo’s decision to challenge Governor Chukwuma Soludo to a public debate, advising him to first secure the APC ticket or defect to another party before making such demands.
“As at today, he is just a rabble rouser that does not deserve Governor Soludo’s attention for debate,” Obigwe stated.
The APGA chieftain praised Governor Soludo’s performance in office, citing the successful launch of Operation Udo ga achi, which has tackled the insecurity problem in the state.
“Governor Soludo has truly justified the confidence reposed in him by Anambra electorate, and re-electing him for a second term in office will serve as a reward for the good work he is doing in our state,” Obigwe said.
Okonkwo had recently declared his intention to contest the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship election under the APC .
Obigwe’s statement read in part,” What I discovered about him is that he likes rubbing shoulders with Governor Soludo even when it is evidently clear to Nigerians at large that Obiora Okonkwo cannot untie the rope on Governor Soludo shoes.
“He is only forcing himself to be on the same level with Governor Soludo but he is not and can never be. Like I said in one of my recent write up against Obiora Okonkwo, he will be disgraced again by Governor Soludo in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election.
“He will not get APC ticket and even if he defects to any unknown party to contest the election, he will receive the same treatment that Anambra electorates gave him in the last 2021 governorship election.
” My reason for saying this confidently is because Obiora Okonkwo is not a politician that makes calculated political moves hence the reason he has not been able to win any election in Anambra since he started contesting for election in the State.
“As for him challenging Governor Soludo to a public debate, I will advise him to first scale the difficult hurdle of clinching APC ticket as their candidate for the 2025 governorship election or as usual defect to an unknown party to clinch their ticket for the purpose of contesting the 2025 governorship election so that he will be qualified for a public debate with Governor Soludo.
“As at today, he is just a rabble rouser that does not deserve Governor Soludo attention for debate.”
