OBI NOT GODFATHER TO SOLUDO'S CHILDREN- FIRST LADY'S AIDE

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Daniel Ezeigwe, who works with Anambra State First Lady Nonye Soludo, has explained the godparent relationship between the families of former governor Peter Obi and current governor Chukwuma Soludo.He said Obi is not a godfather to any of the governor‘s children.Ezeigwe made this clear because a video went around online where Obi said he and his wife were godparents to Soludo’s kids.

Obi, who is the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, had said he and his wife were “godparents” to Soludo’s children, stressing that despite their political differences, there was no quarrel between them.

The former governor spoke on Friday at the Nigerian Guild of Editors’ 22nd Conference in Enugu.

“People might not know, my wife and I are godparents to Soludo’s children. Yes, we are that close. So we are not quarrelling, and we will never quarrel. If I see him any day, me and him will hug and everything. If they say anything, I’ll answer them,” Obi said.

It added that neither Obi nor Soludo had served as a godparent to the other’s children.

The statement said the relationship between the two families remained cordial, while suggesting that Obi might have misspoken during his remarks.

“It is possible that Mr Peter Obi simply misspoke in the course of making his remarks. However, given the widespread circulation of the video and the enquiries it has generated, it is important that the record be set straight,” Ezeigwe stated.

The clarification followed Obi’s remarks at the 22nd Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu on Friday, where he described his relationship with Soludo as close despite their political differences.

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress said he and his wife shared a godparent relationship with the governor’s family, insisting that there was no personal disagreement between them.

The First Lady’s aide added that “the relationship between the two families is cordial and there is no need to misrepresent it in any manner.”