Former Minister of Aviation and gubernatorial candidate of the United Progressives Party (UPP) within the final Anambra State governorship election, Osita Chidoka, has formally endorsed the second-term bid of Governor Charles Soludo.
Recall that Chidoka introduced in 2024 that he had left the Individuals’s Democratic Party (PDP), although he didn’t disclose his subsequent political affiliation.
It’s, nevertheless, being speculated that ought to Anambra Central District produce the subsequent governor of the state, Chidoka stays one of many high contenders to succeed Soludo after his second time period.
In a press release signed by his Particular Assistant on Media, Mr. Ikechukwu Okafor, Chidoka emphasised that the upcoming November 8 governorship election is greater than a political contest—it’s “a severe and basic resolution about the way forward for Anambra State.”
“The query earlier than us will not be what candidates are saying at this time, however who really represents the long run we need to construct,” Chidoka acknowledged. “Amongst all of the governorship candidates, who would I need my son to be like? My reply is obvious: Governor Charles Soludo.”
Invoking the enduring Cuban custom the place youngsters declared, “We need to be like Che,” in honor of revolutionary chief Che Guevara, Chidoka referred to as for the same imaginative and prescient for Anambra’s future.
“We should start to assume in generational phrases. Like the kids of Cuba who noticed Che as a mannequin of braveness and objective, our kids ought to look as much as leaders like Soludo—First Class mind, former CBN Governor, world thinker, and dedicated public servant. That’s the future I need for Anambra.”
Chidoka additionally praised Soludo’s deal with schooling, revealing their joint efforts in creating a mannequin free of charge primary schooling throughout the state.
He described schooling as probably the most highly effective software for breaking the cycle of poverty and counseled the governor’s dedication to creating high quality schooling accessible to each baby.
He additional lauded Soludo’s inclusive management model and his means to encompass himself with succesful people who drive impactful change, noting that the capability to establish expertise is important to sustainable governance.
Highlighting the revolutionary Homeland Safety Legislation 2025, Chidoka applauded the administration’s daring strategy to safety, which makes landlords, communities, and spiritual establishments lively stakeholders in crime prevention.
He described the regulation as “a nationwide template for proactive, morally grounded, and technologically enabled safety governance.”
“There aren’t any sentiments right here,” Chidoka concluded. “Governor Soludo is the form of man I need my son to emulate. He’s the standard-bearer for the Anambra of tomorrow—and that’s the reason I totally assist his re-election.”
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