Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Uche Ekwunife, has apologised to Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and his wife over an allegation of infidelity against Mrs Nonye Soludo.
Ekwunife and Governor Soludo’s wife had been engaged in a bitter war of words, following a verbal exchange said to have been sparked by the governor, who accused the senator of holding a fake PhD.
Responding to the governor, Ekwunife dragged his wife into the dispute with claims of infidelity, an allegation Mrs Soludo has long rejected, challenging both a fidelity test and a paternity test for all their children.
But in what is being described as a courageous move, Ekwunife, in a press statement signed on her behalf by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Tony Ezike, has apologised to Soludo and his wife.
Ekwunife also urged the public to disregard a trending story suggesting she had alleged that former PDP godfather, Chief Chris Uba, fathered some of Soludo’s children, clarifying that the story did not emanate from her or her supporters.
She urged members of the public to dismiss it.
The statement read: “The attention of Sen. Uche Ekwunife, the Anambra All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Governorship Candidate, has been drawn to an article falsely attributed to her camp, alleging that Mrs. Nonye Soludo, the wife of the Anambra State Governor, had children for Chief Chris Uba.
“Sen. Uche Ekwunife categorically states that although she has been maligned, defamed, and disparaged by the governor’s media team, the said publication did not emanate from her or her camp.
“She further wishes to apologise to the Governor, his wife, and the general public who may have been affected by the altercations of the past few days.
“Sen. Ekwunife calls on her supporters to remain focused and avoid any media writing that may suggest altercation with the First Family or any other person as she continues with her campaigns.”
