Soludo, Obi Throw Shade Amid Tinubu’s Anambra Visit

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and his predecessor, former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have thrown shade at each other this week amid the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the state. Obi apparently threw the first shade when he criticised governors prioritising the construction of government lodges over the rising poverty level in Nigeria. In a post on X lamenting the poverty level, Obi said, “It is the direct result of years of misplaced priorities. Rather than investing in critical sectors, we have continued to prioritise wasteful spending on non-developmental projects such as conference centres, government houses and lodges, guest houses, and fleets of official vehicles—instead of investing in human capital, education, and healthcare, which are the true legacy projects capable of transforming a nation.” His post was shared a few days before Soludo invited Tinubu to commission some projects, including the first government house in Anambra. In an apparent move at taking a pound of flesh, Soludo stated that the last time a president visited Anambra was in 2012, adding that the visit was to commission a brewery. He said,“The last time a president visited for a commissioning was in 2012 for a brewery, but today, the president is here to commission roads spanning several kilometers, flyovers, a government house, and more.” It would be recalled that Obi was the governor of Anambra State in 2012, and the brewery that was commissioned was built by him, an investment Soludo once described as “worth next to nothing.”