Anambra gov election: Soludo’s wife, Ekwunife fight dirty

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The wife of the Anambra State governor, Nonye Soludo, and the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Uche Ekwunife, have engaged in a war of words ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election in the state.

Mrs Soludo, in a statement on Saturday, accused Ekwunife of fabricating “malicious allegations and lies” against her and dragging her children into political disputes.

She threatened Ekwunife with legal action unless the former lawmaker withdrew her claims and apologised within 72 hours.

Her outburst followed a viral video in which Ekwunife threw tantrums at Governor Chukwuma Soludo and alleged that both the governor and his wife were part of the Chinwoke Mbadinuju administration between 1999 and 2003, which was considered to have failed.

Ekwunife was also said to have accused Mrs Soludo of compromising relationship with the then governor.

The senator was reacting to claims by Soludo that her PhD certificate and GCE results were questionable and spurious, making her unqualified for the deputy governorship seat.But the governor’s wife challenged Ekwunife to take a public oath of fidelity and chastity as well as subject their children to DNA tests in reputable London hospitals.

In her statement, Mrs Soludo said Ekwunife’s attacks had crossed the red line by involving her children, adding that she had only known her husband all her life and remained faithful throughout their 33 years of marriage.

She said, “I never met Dr. Mbadinuju of blessed memory in my life. In my 55 years on planet earth, I have known only one man, Chukwuma Soludo. I married him as a virgin and my fidelity to him in 33 years of marriage and for life is ironclad. This may be difficult for an Uche Ekwunife to comprehend.”

But in a swift response, Ekwunife dismissed the challenges and said Mrs Soludo should direct her explanations to her husband, not her.