The family relationship between former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and the family of incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has been clarified following a statement by Obi that he and his wife are godparents to Soludo’s children.

Obi had made the disclosure on Friday at the 22nd Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu, where he also dismissed suggestions of a personal disagreement between himself and Soludo.

“People might not know, my wife and I are godparents to Soludo’s children. Yes, we are that close. So we are not quarrelling, and we will never quarrel. If I see him any day, me and him will hug and everything. If they say anything, I’ll answer them,” Obi said.

The comment subsequently circulated widely on social media, prompting questions about the precise nature of the godparent relationship between the two families.

Responding to the development, Daniel Ezeigwe, media aide to Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, issued a clarification on Saturday.

Ezeigwe said the First Lady’s office had received several calls and enquiries seeking clarification over Obi’s statement.

The statement read, “The attention of the First Lady of Anambra State, Dr Nonye Soludo, has been drawn to a viral video in which the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, claimed that ‘he and his wife are godparents to Soludo’s children’.

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“Following the widespread circulation of the video, we have received several calls and enquiries seeking clarification on the claim.

“We hereby state clearly that the claim, as presented, is false. For the avoidance of doubt:

“Mr Peter Obi is not a godfather to any of the children of Professor Chukwuma and Dr Nonye Soludo.

“The facts concerning the godparent relationship between the two families are as follows: Dr Nonye Soludo, First Lady of Anambra State, is the confirmation ‘godmother’ to Peter Obi’s daughter.

“Mrs Margaret Obi, wife of Mr Peter Obi, is the baptismal godmother to one of Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s daughters.

“Neither Mr Obi nor Professor Soludo has served as a godparent to the other’s children.

“It is possible that Mr Peter Obi simply misspoke in the course of making his remarks. However, given the widespread circulation of the video and the enquiries it has generated, it is important that the record be set straight.

“The relationship between the two families is cordial and there is no need to misrepresent it in any manner.

“We urge members of the public, the media and all concerned to take note of this clarification and disregard any impression created by the statement that Mr Peter Obi is godfather to any of Governor Soludo’s children.”

The clarification establishes that while there is a godparent relationship between members of the two families, the specific roles are different from the impression created by Obi’s statement.

According to the clarification, Nonye Soludo is the confirmation godmother to one of Obi’s daughters, while Margaret Obi serves as the baptismal godmother to one of Soludo’s daughters.

The development comes amid public disagreements between Obi and the Soludo administration over issues relating to Anambra State’s finances, although both sides have maintained that political or policy differences do not necessarily amount to a personal dispute.

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