APC Slams Soludo and condemns Minister of Works for commending Anambra State Governor.
Minister of Works said Soludo has no opponent for the 2027 election in the state.
The All Progressive Congress(APC), Anambra State Chapter has cringed their nose at the commendation remarks heaped on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo by the Minister of works, Dave Umahi.
The chapter openly condemned Dave Umahi for publicly praising Governor Soludo over the massive infrastructural developments in the state. They dismissed Umahi’s praise as “mere sugar coated words” and further slammed Soludo for accepting the supposed ‘fake praise.’
They advised the governor not to be deceived by Umahi’s praise, stating that his governance failed the people of Anambra.
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Earlier, Dave Umahi had visited Anambra as part of his working visit as the Minister of Works. He was therefore in the state to flag off a federal road and also took a tour around some ongoing and executed projects done by Soludo. After his tour, Umahi concluded that the governor will not have opposition in the coming election because of his incredible works.
When the APC got wind of it, they flared up and condemned Umahi for disparaging the efforts of the APC is making to field a candidates for the November governorship election against Soludo.
Consequently, the Publicity Secretary of the Anambra APC, Dr Valentine Oliobi, in a press briefing in Awka on Thursday categorically stated: “Recently, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, while on an official working visit to Anambra State, showered Governor Soludo with praises, but let’s not be fooled—that praise was hollow, contradictory and oxymoronic. A governor should not be clapping for himself when the house is on fire.
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“Ndi Anambra are not carried away by Minister Umahi’s sugar-coated words, because in between the lines of the so-called praises are nothing but a diplomatic way of expressing disappointment by the minister. If Soludo’s infrastructural projects were truly groundbreaking, why are the newly built roads already washing away with the rains?
“If Anambra is truly on the path of transformation, why do investors continue to overlook the state? If Umahi truly meant his words, why did his tone sound more of a surprise than genuine admiration?
“In this period, and particularly in the last three years, Anambra State lost all its investments to uncontrolled spending and insecurity. Today, we must tell ourselves the bitter truth—Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration, after three years in office, has fallen short of expectations.
“What he saw in Anambra was not impressive, but underwhelming. His remarks were not a validation of success but a subtle reminder that Anambra is not where it should be. It is amusing that Governor Soludo and his cohorts are yet to read the handwriting on the wall that a leader who bathes in flatter slips on the soap of failure,” he concluded.
