Umeh To Soludo: Apologise To Anambra, Obi

Anambra Central Senator-Elect Victor Umeh has said Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have no moral justification to seek votes for candidates in the Saturday’s House of Assembly elections.

He said Soludo and his party allegedly sabotaged the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi in the just- concluded presidential election.

Umeh, former APGA National Chairman, who defected to LP, after he was denied ticket by the party leadership. 

He asked Soludo to apologise to the people of the State, Obi, Ndigbo and Nigerians and in a state broadcast before asking for their votes.

Speaking in a radio program in Anambra State, the lawmaker said the people of the State have got no reward for enthroning Soludo as Governor. 

He said the party does not believe in the treachery for which the new leadership of APGA is known.

He described as unnecessary Soludo’s plea for votes, which he said was borne of out fear of impeachment, urging people of the State to ignore such last minute appeal and vote for LP candidates in the Saturday’s election.

He said: “Governor Soludo should do a state broadcast and apologise to Anambra State, Peter Obi, Ndigbo and Nigerians for campaigning against the leader of the new political movement in Nigeria Mr Obi before asking for votes for candidates of APGA in the State Assembly election coming up on Saturday.

“Our campaign in LP is top to bottom and top to bottom ends on March 11. Mr. Obi called a world press conference at Abuja and asked us to vote for LP candidates for governorship and the house of assembly election on march 11.

“Soludo said that Peter Obi will not get 25% in 3 States but according to INEC, Peter Obi got 25% in 20 States but when they announce the real result, Obi will get 25% in 30 States. 

“It is surprising and amusing that Governor Soludo is now desperate to call meetings and begging everyone to vote for APGA on march 11 so that he will not be impeached, but that is an exercise in futility, House of Assembly is not the property of anybody.

“No one will impeach him, but we need legislators that will check his executive recklessness. He should stop being afraid of his shadows, and face his work and do well instead of pleading for rubber stamp lawmakers. The only way for democracy to thrive in Nigeria is when you have independent lawmakers.

“Soludo’s arrogance should be checkmated. If he doesn’t have a skeleton in his cupboard then he will do his work with his executive power. Independent legislators are needed to stop his impunity.

“If he doesn’t commit an impeachable offence, then he won’t be impeached. Obi was a governor in his first term in office with no APGA legislator. When he was removed by the legislators, he came back through the court because he committed no impeachable offence.”