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By Madu Obi
The Anambra State caucus in the 10th House of Representatives has denied endorsing Governor Chukwuma Soludo's bid for a second term in office.
The leader of the caucus, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, while reacting to the rumoured endorsement, described it as wild rumours, explaining that the caucus only paid a courtesy visit to Governor Soludo at the Governor's Lodge on Friday, June 28, 2024, to discuss development synergy in the state's overall interest.
According to him, the visit was focused on forging a collaboration between the executive and legislative arms of government, adding that the meeting did not involve any discussions on personal or party aspirations.
He urged people not to disrupt the development-centric collaboration between the state and the federal lawmakers with narrow partisan considerations.
Ogene said: "Our attention has been drawn to wild rumours, circulating across several WhatsApp platforms, to the effect that the Anambra State caucus of the 10th House of Representatives, has endorsed Governor Chukwuma Soludo for a second tenure in office.
Although the caucus, made up of nine, out of its 11 members, paid Governor Soludo a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Lodge, our deliberations centred primarily on forging a development synergy for the overall interest of our state.
As a matter of fact, Governor Soludo himself aptly captured the essence of our visit, when he wrote on his X handle thus, 'Yesterday, I had the honour of welcoming the Anambra State Caucus of the Federal House of Representatives to the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia. It was a pivotal step towards fortifying our collaboration in infrastructural partnership and development.
Our discussions were marked by a shared commitment to transcend party affiliations and work together harmoniously to champion initiatives at the national level that will significantly benefit Ndi Anambra,' Governor Soludo wrote.
We wish to add that personal, or party aspirations, never featured in our exchanges during the visit. We, therefore, had no cause to endorse anyone.
As we begin this new chapter of development-centric collaboration between the executive and legislative arms, we urge meddlesome interlopers not to truncate this laudable gesture, in the guise of projecting narrow partisan considerations."
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