Anambra Election: Some Governorship Candidates Have Moved On, Congratulated Me — Soludo

Prof Chukwuma Soludo

Prof Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra State governor-elect, has pledged to serve the people of the state.

He stated this on Wednesday while featuring on Arise TV programme.

Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, also said some of the other candidates in the just concluded gubernatorial election had congratulated him.

He said some of them had called to felicitate with him prior to the supplementary election in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state which was held on Tuesday.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, had on Wednesday morning, pronounced Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, winner of the election

Speaking during the TV programme, the governor-elect said, “I have received calls from a number of party candidates and I also called some of them even before the supplementary election in Ihiala.

“After the announcement by the INEC this morning, I went to bed at about 4am. When I woke up this morning, saw over 200 missed calls on my phone.

“I have served Nigeria; it is now time for me to serve my people in Anambra State. My victory is a divine journey that showed that the time has come.

“I feel very humbled by this mandate given to me by the people of the state. The mandate was quite overwhelming.”