Anambra 2025: Kinsmen disown Obiano for backing APC Guber Candidate, Ukachukwu

By Praise Chinecherem

Major political stakeholders from Aguleri town in Anambra East local government area of Anambra state say they have disowned Mr. Evaristus Obiano over his recent backing of gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress APC Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu.

Evaristus is the younger brother of former Anambra State Governor Chief Willie Obiano.

According to former Political Adviser to the then Governor and former member of the National Assembly, Chief Chinedu Obidigwe, the declaration of support to Ukachukwu by Evaristus did not represent the position of the Aguleri people.

He said Evaristus was on his own, urging him to come out straight to express his annoyance against Governor Chukwuma Soludo.

Obidigwe, in a statement also dismissed Obiano’s claims that Governor Soludo did not provide social security to the people of Aguleri.

He however insisted that the governor has executed quantum and gargantuan projects in the Community which the area had never had since the creation of the old Anambra state.

He carpeted the former governor”s younger brother for making what he called destructive and undignifiing statements about Soludo noting that he was just a mere Assistant Protocol Officer while his brother was in office and do not only have the capacity and mandate to speak for the people of Aguleri.

The statement reads, “My attention had been drawn to the recent declaration of Mr Evaristus Obiano in support of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu in which he stated that Gov Charles Soludo has not provided basic infrastructure for the people of Aguleri which indeed do not represent the collective position of our people about the governor.

“It is important to note that Mr Evaristus Obiano is a political light weight and our people the Aguleri people know very well that within three years in office Governor Charles Soludo has really shown support to Ndi Aguleri in the area of socioeconomic development.

“It is instructive to note that the hinter land, that is Aguleri Otu never had roads since Adam and Eve was created but today it is witnessing massive road construction to the tune of over N8. 3 billion courtesy of Gov Soludo.

“The people of Aguleri before now had no general hospitals especially the three communities of Aguleri Otu across the Riverine and people cover a distance of 17 km from their homes to Otuocha where one can access medical services a development that Gov Charles Soludo saw the need for the construction of a state of the art General Hospital for the people hence saving them the pains and trouble of going to Otuocha for medical attention.

“It is also worthy of note that the moribund water projects in the area have all been revived by Gov Charles Soludo administration and reticulation have been carried out across all Communities in Otuocha.

“The reticulation cuts across Umuleri, Umu Oba Anam and the electricity project in Aguleri is being given adequate attention.

“If other Communities in Anambra state have this quantum of support by the Governor, Aguleri must be counted first.

“Be informed that the One Youth Two Skills program of Gov Charles Soludo also factored in the youths of Aguleri who are not only gainfully employed but are now employers of labour respectively.”