Key Takeaways
- Senator Victor Umeh accused Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo of trying to surpass Peter Obi’s political record out of envy and hatred.
- Soludo recently accused Obi, who governed Anambra from 2006 to 2014, of owing salaries and failing to repay loans during his administration.
- Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Umeh argued that Obi remained more popular than Soludo despite Soludo’s position as governor.
Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central, has accused Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, of chasing the records of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, out of envy and hatred.
Naija News recalls that Peter Obi served as Anambra State governor from 2006 to 2014, while Soludo became governor in 2022.
Recently, Soludo launched a series of attacks on Peter Obi, accusing him of owing salaries and failing to repay loans during his administration.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, Umeh claimed that Soludo was trying to surpass Peter Obi’s political record.
Umeh, who said he attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) alongside Obi and Soludo between 1980 and 1984, suggested that their shared academic background might have contributed to what he described as peer envy.
