Anambra First Lady, Nonye Soludo, has clarified claims by the former governor of the state, Peter Obi, that he and his wife, Margaret Obi, are godparents to their children.
Obi, amid an ongoing dispute with Anambra Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, said he and his wife are godparents to Soludo’s children, revealing his relationship with the governor despite their political differences.
“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 while speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors’ 22nd Conference in Enugu, on Friday.
Clarifying Obi’s assertion, Nonye Soludo through her media aide Daniel Ezeigwe, on Saturday, said Margaret Obi is the only baptismal godmother to one of her daughters, while she, Nonye is the same to Obi’s daughter
The statement read, “The attention of the First Lady of Anambra State, Dr Nonye Soludo, has been drawn to a viral video in which the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, claimed that ‘he and his wife are godparents to Soludo’s children’.
“Following the widespread circulation of the video, we have received several calls and enquiries seeking clarification on the claim.
“We hereby state clearly that the claim, as presented, is false. For the avoidance of doubt: Mr Peter Obi is not a godfather to any of the children of Professor Chukwuma and Dr Nonye Soludo.
“The facts concerning the godparent relationship between the two families are as follows: Dr Nonye Soludo, First Lady of Anambra State, is the confirmation ‘godmother’ to Peter Obi’s daughter.
“Mrs Margaret Obi, wife of Mr Peter Obi, is the baptismal godmother to one of Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s daughters.
“Neither Mr Obi nor Professor Soludo has served as a godparent to the other’s children.”
Soludo stated that the clarification became pertinent to set the record straight, noting a possibility of Obi having “misspoken in the course of making his remarks.”
“The relationship between the two families is cordial and there is no need to misrepresent it in any manner.
“We urge members of the public, the media and all concerned to take note of this clarification and disregard any impression created by the statement that Mr Peter Obi is the godfather to any of Governor Soludo’s children,” Soludo added.
