Obiano’s Wife Declares Senatorial Ambition, Apologizes To Soludo
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The immediate past First Lady of Anambra State, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has
declared her intention to join the contest for the forthcoming Anambra North
Senatorial District election.
Obiano also apologized to Governor
Charles Soludo, Ndigbo and friends of Ndigbo over the incident between her and
Mrs Bianca Ojukwu in Awka at the inauguration programme of Soludo on March 17,
2022.
The former First Lady, according to a statement on
Wednesday, disclosed this to journalists in Awka, adding that she would serve
to empower the poor and needy, especially women and children.
She
said, “My interest to join the senatorial race is in response to an
overwhelming pressure and calls from my people to represent them in the Senate
at the National Assembly in Abuja. As has been attested to by the good people
of Anambra State, service to people, humanity and sharing love and putting
smiles on sad faces are my priority in life, and I know that it is the will of
God because the Bible says that God is love.
“Therefore, having witnessed and been positively touched by my ever willing
disposition to care for people, empower the poor and needy, especially women
and children, particularly widows, orphans and the destitute, my people
decided that I should come and serve them better in a higher capacity.”
“As
a peaceful person that I am well known for, violence has never been in my
character and I am grateful to several elders, statesmen, friends and
associates of the Obianos, as well as countless number of good people of
Anambra State who called and expressed their concerns and offered wise
counsels and words of comfort after the unfortunate drama.”
Obiano, in a letter addressed to Soludo titled, ‘A public
apology,’ Mrs Obiano, had expressed her apology for the altercation between
her and Ojukwu.
“Permit me to use this medium to humbly convey to you my sincere, heartfelt
and unreserved apology for the unfortunate incident between Mrs Bianca Ojukwu
and myself on Thursday, March 17, 2022, the day of your inauguration as the
new Executive Governor of Anambra State in which you took over from my
husband, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano.
“The incident, to say
the least, was most unnecessary, unfortunate and I regret my action. It was an
unintended action as violence is never in my character. Your Excellency, Sir,
I hold your person, your ideals, the records of your great accomplishments in
public service in Nigeria and beyond, as well as their concomitant colossal
impacts in public policies in the highest esteem.
“All those who
know me can testify that before and throughout my eight years as the First
Lady of State, I pursued peace, promoted philanthropic gestures which
empowered many of our less privileged people. No excuse can therefore be
tenable as justification for such public embarrassment, no matter the height
of provocation. Equally, I wish to extend the same apology to all the
important dignitaries, the people of Anambra State, as well as the entire
Ndigbo for that unintended embarrassment at the occasion.”
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