{"id":317421,"date":"2021-02-18T23:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T22:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=317421"},"modified":"2021-02-18T23:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T22:14:54","slug":"finally-soludo-declares-interest-in-anambra-gubernatorial-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=317421","title":{"rendered":"Finally, Soludo declares interest in Anambra gubernatorial election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"86.027751646284\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1541895 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2021\/02\/soludo.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2021\/02\/soludo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2021\/02\/soludo.jpg?resize=58%2C44&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2021\/02\/soludo.jpg?resize=260%2C194&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2021\/02\/soludo.jpg?resize=173%2C130&amp;ssl=1 173w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2021\/02\/soludo.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has declared his intention to run for the governorship of Anambra in the November 6 poll.<br \/>\nThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Soludo would be running on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Declaring his ambition on Thursday in Awka, he said he had been a party man since 2013 and would be better, if APGA offered him the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>He promised to achieve victory for the party, hoping to leverage his international connections to transform the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said that having served the global community, he was now poised to serve and develop Anambra.<\/p>\n<p>The governorship aspirant took time to assess Gov. Willie Obiano\u2019s administration in Anambra and described him as one of the best in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He rated the governor high, in terms of infrastructure development and regular payment of ing workers\u2019 salaries in the face of dwindling finances.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Anambra had experienced steady prosperity under APGA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI granted an interview where they asked if I still stand by what I said in 2017 that \u2018if Anambra is not broken, why mend it\u2019 and I told them that Anambra is more sound now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2010, Federal Bureau of Statistics conducted a survey and said the poverty rate in Anambra was 53 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIn 2020, it conducted another survey and said poverty rate had gone down to 14.7 per cent, what else can you use to measure good governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnambra is doing well under Obiano and my mission is to continue and complete all the legacy projects of the governor,\u201d Soludo said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chinedu Obidigwe, representing Anambra East and West Federal Constituency, thanked Soludo for accepting the call to join the governorship race and promised his unalloyed support to him.<\/p>\n<p>Obidigwe said Soludo had paid his due as party a man and a technocrat and called on APGA to allow him to fly its flag as a sure way to victory.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by APGA chieftains in the state, including the state Chairman, Chief Nobert Obi. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has declared his intention to run for the governorship of Anambra in the November 6 poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Soludo would be running on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). 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