Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has denied consulting a native doctor for his re-election. The governor said a recent viral video suggesting that he sought the intervention of a native doctor is false and should be disregarded by Nigerians.
Soludo, a former Central bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor is set to contest another governorship election for his re-election in November 2025.
The Anambra helmsman made the rebuttal in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Abure on Wednesday, saying the video was actually a misrepresentation of what happened.
The governor said the video was taken during a recent event with some content creators in the state, wondering why an innocent event was turned into an instrument by his detractors to malign him.
Part of the statement: “The session was organized to strengthen the partnership between the state government and the creative industry as part of Governor Soludo’s commitment in encouraging and supporting Anambra’s creative economy.
“During the interactive session, content creators were encouraged to showcase their talents, ask questions, and share their concerns about the creative industry in the state.
“As part of the presentations, one of the content creators performed a native doctor skit, a common comic genre in Nigerian entertainment, to demonstrate their creative abilities to the Governor and other officials present. This was purely an entertainment performance by a content creator, not a consultation session.
“The state government thus found it deeply disappointing that critics and political opponents would stoop so low as to deliberately fabricate malicious narratives from an innocent entertainment performance and spread misinformation to mislead the public.
“Rather than engage in frivolous consultations, Governor Soludo has consistently demonstrated his commitment to developing Anambra’s creative economy through investment plans as part of the state’s economic diversification strategy.
“The Anambra State government, therefore, calls on Ndi Anambra, media channels and social media users to disregard the misinformation concerning the circulated video clip.’
The magazine reported that the state government has launched a war against some native doctors in the state, who it accuse of fueling insecurity.
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