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Soludo’s victory, triumph over religious, denominational politics: Jews

• November 11, 2021
Governor-elect Charles Soludo, Governor Willie Obiano, Ex-Governor Peter Obi, and Chris Ngige
Governor-elect Charles Soludo, Governor Willie Obiano, Ex-Governor Peter Obi, and Chris Ngige

Governor-elect Charles Soludo’s victory is a triumph over “religious and denominational politics,” says the Jews in Nigeria.

“His victory was not only resounding at the Anambra governorship election but widely adjudged as free and credible. This is a victory for Anambra as a state and the entire Igbo race,” said the Jews in Nigeria. “Soludo’s victory is victory over religious and denominational politics that tried to root itself into the politics of Anambra state.”

Governor Willie Obiano, ex-Governor Peter Obi, and Chris Ngige are Catholics. Anambra is regarded as a Catholic state in the South-East. Mr Soludo is considered a Catholic too. His running mate, Onyekachukwu Ibezim, is the younger brother to the archbishop of the Niger and bishop of Awka Diocese, Anglican Communion, Alex Ibezim. 

Rabbi Arthur-Regis Odidika, President of the Jewish community in Nigeria, conveyed the group’s message in a statement issued in Awka on Wednesday.

The Jewish community in Nigeria congratulated Mr Soludo for his victory at the 2021 Anambra governorship election. INEC announced the APGA candidate as the winner of the poll on Wednesday morning.

Mr Odidika commended the peaceful election, saying the emergence of the renowned economist is a divine mandate.

“I, Arthur-Regis Odidika, the president, Nigeria Jewish community, on behalf of myself and entire Nigeria’s Jewish community most heartily congratulate the governor-elect of Anambra state Prof Chukwuma Soludo,” said the leader of the Jewish community in Nigeria. “Charlie ‘nwa Mgbafor’, like we fondly call him, is a home-grown world-class citizen who understands the pains and miseries of Igbo people. He is perfectly suitable for the task because he understands the socioeconomic challenges of Anambra people and possesses the required prowess to make it optimally functional again.”

The Jewish community pointed out that Mr Soludo should be mindful of his lofty electoral promises, which endeared him to the people, urging him to make them a reality.

(NAN) 

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