Daniel Ezeigwe, media aide to Anambra State First Lady Nonye Soludo, has clarified the godparent relationship between the families of former governor Peter Obi and incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo, saying Obi is not a godfather to any of the governor’s children.
Ezeigwe said the clarification became necessary following widespread circulation of a video in which Obi claimed that he and his wife were godparents to Soludo’s children.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the aide disclosed that the actual relationship was that Nonye Soludo is the confirmation godmother to Obi’s daughter, while Margaret Obi is the baptismal godmother to one of Soludo’s daughters.
“Mr Peter Obi is not a godfather to any of the children of Professor Chukwuma and Dr Nonye Soludo,” the statement read.
It added that neither Obi nor Soludo had served as a godparent to the other’s children.
The statement said the relationship between the two families remained cordial, while suggesting that Obi might have misspoken during his remarks.
“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,” Ezeigwe stated.
The clarification followed Obi’s remarks at the 22nd Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu on Friday, where he described his relationship with Soludo as close despite their political differences.
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress said he and his wife shared a godparent relationship with the governor’s family, insisting that there was no personal disagreement between them.
“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 First Lady’s aide added that “the relationship between the two families is cordial and there is no need to misrepresent it in any manner.”
