The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has criticized Labour Party (LP) member, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, for giving Governor Charles Soludo a low rating for his first two years in office in Anambra State.
Ozigbo recently told journalists that he was not impressed with Soludo’s performance and announced his intention to run for governor in 2025 to replace him.
In response, APGA accused Ozigbo of using Soludo’s performance as an excuse to declare his candidacy for governor in order to attract donations for his campaign.
The Media and Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Ejimofor Opara, said: “He wants to deceive people and get donations from people for his campaign. That is if he is able to emerge as the candidate in his party, because he may not.
“Ozigbo is just being mischievous. He said he is unimpressed, but failed to say what he would have done differently. What would he have done differently in Okpoko where Soludo has changed the fortune of the people in that area, what would he have done differently in Ekwulobia, or in the road revolution that Soludo is working on?
“He didn’t say any of that, he just ended up by saying that he is unimpressed. He is suffering from a midlife crisis and should focus on being busy. He is simply desperate to be governor. Life is difficult for the blind, and I pity him for not being able to see all that Soludo is doing.”
Opara questioned Ozigbo’s promise to only serve one four-year term, suggesting that it is unrealistic to expect voters in Anambra to believe a politician would stick to such a commitment.
“Besides, you can only change a government that is not performing. And for the record, that his statement about Soludo not performing is an alibi he is throwing up, so that he can have a basis to contest, but this is the same Soludo that Anambra people said is performing wonderfully well.”
He also noted that Ozigbo’s main connection in politics is being closely associated with Peter Obi.
“He should stop being a Peter Obi hanger-on. Let him sort out his destiny himself. It is a no-brainer to think that Val Ozigbo would have done anything different from what Soludo is doing today or even done anything close to it. If he had anything meaningful to do, he would be busy, not seeking attention and distracting Soludo who is busy doing what Anambra people employed him to do,” he added.
