From Ifeoma Ejiofor
Ahead of the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State two prominent market leaders have declared that the reelection of Gov Charles Soludo is not negotiable.
Chief Jude Nwankwo(Jolity) the President General(PG) of Building Material International Market Ogidi and his counterpart Hon Ndubuisi Ochiogu, the President General(PG) Ogbaru main Market said that attempts can not produce any positive dividend.
The duo who spoke in a separate chat, went as far as predicting that Soludo is likely to coast home to victory with wide margin by winning all the 21 Local Government Areas in the State.
In his words, Jolity said “I don’t see the chances of any of the opposition politicians under any of the political parties coming close to win the governorship election because the incumbent governor is doing wonderfully well. As a matter of facts, as far as Soludo is concerned there is no vacancy in the government house at Awka and I am even looking towards 21/21”
Buttressing his points further, the Ogidi Market leader who is also the Patron of Anambra State Market Amalgamated Traders Association (ASMATA) explained that by his own observations Soludo has not just mustered the capacity to give effective response to the challenges facing Anambra but also provided what could be described as “permanent solution” to some of the challenges including security challenges, bad roads and more importantly adequate harnessing of the resources of the State.
On his part, Hon Ochiogu wondered where any of the opposition politicians would get votes to win the election because according to him, the traders in over sixty markets in the state who constitute the voting population in the State are comfortable with the incumbent governor.
Citing Ogbaru Main Market as a case in point, he said that Gov Soludo is responding to the needs of the traders in particular and the entire Anambra in general and consequently the traders are comfortable with him
“Let’s me tell you the truth, because of what Soludo is doing in towns, villages and in the markets mostly with road construction, education, health care and lately security, traders don’t even care to know about the opposition politicians and their political parties.
“Take Ogbaru Main Market for instance, if you go round the Market you will see people putting on APGA branded clothes, face caps, banners and signpost with pictures of Soludo, the same likely to be going on in other markets, so where is the opposition in the system, how would they get the votes. They can’t even win a single local government,” he said.