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‘Show of Shame’: Soludo ridicules Peter Obi’s ADC poor result in by-election
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has publicly criticized former Governor Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential election, in light of the underwhelming performance of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during the recent by-elections held in the state.
Obi had distanced himself from the leadership turmoil currently plaguing the Labour Party and had encouraged his supporters to endorse ADC candidates for the election. However, this endorsement did not yield the anticipated results, as the ADC experienced significant defeats throughout the state.
In the contest for the Anambra South Senatorial District, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Emmanuel Nwachukwu, the candidate from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as the winner with 90,408 votes.
He triumphed over Azuka Okwuosa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 19,847 votes, while the ADC candidate, Donald Amangbo, garnered only 2,889 votes. Nwachukwu will succeed the late Ifeanyi Ubah, who held the position until his passing in July 2024.
Moreover, Ifeoma Azikiwe of APGA emerged victorious in the Onitsha North Constituency 1 House of Assembly by-election, further reflecting the party’s preeminence in the region.
In response to the election results at an event held in Nanka on Sunday, Soludo derided Obi and characterized both the ADC and the Labour Party as irrelevant within the political landscape of Anambra. He stated, “The ADC does not exist in Anambra. We demonstrated that yesterday. The Labour Party is defunct.” He emphasized that despite Obi’s involvement in campaigning for the ADC candidates, the electorate resoundingly rejected them.
As Soludo pursues re-election on the APGA platform in November 2025, he asserted that the by-election outcomes conveyed a “clear and emphatic signal” indicating that the people of Anambra continue to support APGA.
“They attempted to utilize this election as a gauge for the newly formed ADC in Anambra, but the electorate responded decisively, with over 75 percent expressing their preferences. The message is unmistakable: both the ADC and the Labour Party have no significant presence in this state,” he concluded.