The Anambra State Government has urged voters to reject the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2027 general election.
The Anambra state government issued this appeal on Monday through its official X account, which is run by the New Media office of Governor Charles Soludo.
The government claimed that Obi wrecked the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the state, whereas President Bola Tinubu stood up for it.
In a graphic branding Obi as a betrayal, it wrote, “A betrayal alert for Ndi APGA. Since 2014, Obi has had one mission: to destroy the party that made him.
“In 2015, while President Tinubu stood with APGA, Obi backed the opposition to bury us. Do not be deceived by a man who abandoned his own house. Anambra is APGA. Ndi APGA, defend your home, resist the NDC.
Remember that in 2025, Soludo stated he was supporting President Bola Tinubu in the run-up to the 2027 elections.
He explained that his backing stems from a friendship of 22 years and the president’s courageous economic reforms.
While talking to journalists after meeting Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Soludo said his support stayed strong even though he is not a member of the All Progressives Congress.
“President Tinubu is my friend; he has been my friend for 22 years now and counting, so you don’t deny your friend. I support him, and I’m impressed by the bold steps he has taken, particularly in the economy and structural reforms. We’re taking the right steps, and we need to stay the course,” he said.
The governor said Tinubu was “in high spirits, hale and hearty” and called on political parties that consider themselves progressive to build a broad coalition aimed at strengthening democracy and advancing economic and social development.
Similarly, the governor’s party, APGA, threw its support behind President Bola Tinubu as its preferred candidate for the 2027 general elections in July.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ejimofor Opara, who made this known, said the absence of the party’s presidential candidate’s name on the Independent National Electoral Commission nomination portal should not be seen as a failure to meet electoral guidelines.
Opara stated that the party’s leadership had already decided to support Tinubu’s re-election bid following what he called extensive consultations within its ranks.
He noted that the party’s National Executive Committee arrived at the decision, determining that backing the president’s second-term ambition served the country’s overall interest.
Not long ago, Obi and Soludo clashed over the financial obligations tied to projects carried out while Obi was Anambra governor.
In response to the issues, Obi explained that he had kept quiet in recent days because he was mourning his late elder brother and friend, Chief Okey Ezeibe, and added that he had no interest in returning to the governorship, even if the Constitution were amended.
He rejected the description of the facilities as “debt owed by Peter Obi,” insisting they were mainly World Bank and International Fund for Agricultural Development programs negotiated by the Federal Government and accessed by participating states through subsidiary arrangements.
He said the figures being quoted should be broken down into the amount approved, the amount actually drawn, and the balance outstanding when he left office.
“The government has combined these distinct categories, added them together, and described the resulting US$123.77 million as ‘loans left by Peter Obi.’ That is an incorrect application of public-sector accounting,” he argued.
Obi went on to insist that he never personally went to any financial institution to secure loans or issue a bond for the state.
At the same time, as of the time this report was filed, neither Obi nor anyone on his team had responded to the state government’s recent allegation of betrayal.
