Christian Aburime, the Press Secretary to the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said his principal has no regret over his comments on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that Soludo in an article titled, ‘History beckons and I will not be silent’ said Obi knows he cannot win the 2023 presidential election because he does not have the necessary structure in place.
The article drew mixed reactions across the country and particularly on social media, where Soludo was heavily criticised for dismissing the chances of the former Anambra State governor.
Responding to the criticisms generated by the article in Awka on Thursday, the aide of the former Central Bank Governor maintained that Soludo had the right to his opinion, The PUNCH reports.
Aburime said, “The governor is not feeling any way threatened even as the article has triggered series of backlashes, threats and criticisms. What the people should realise is that the governor only expressed his opinion, which is guaranteed by the constitution of the country and that opinion should not warrant threats or abuses.
“The governor’s son, Ozonna, did not disown what the father said. The trending article purportedly claiming that the son disowned what his father said did not emanate from Soludo’s son; it is simply the handiwork of mischief makers in order to blackmail the governor.
“It is not true that ‘unknown gunmen’ are threatening the governor to resign or be impeached. That report is false. Anambra people are behind Soludo and they are happy with what he is doing in the state.
“Nigerians all over the world are free to visit Anambra to see what the governor is doing. There is now law and order; all those impunity that used to be there before are no longer there.
“Soludo has no regret whatsoever because all he said has been said before and he should not be insulted for expressing his opinion.”
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