Anambra State First Lady, Nonye Soludo, has rejected claims that former governor Peter Obi is a godfather to any of her children with Governor Chukwuma Soludo.

The clarification came after a video circulated in which Obi said he and his wife were godparents to Soludo’s children. Obi made the remarks while discussing his relationship with the Anambra governor amid their recent political differences.

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In a statement issued through her Media Assistant, Dan Ezeigwe, Mrs Soludo said the claim was not correct and suggested that Obi might have made the statement in error.

“We urge members of the public, the media and all concerned to take note of this clarification and disregard any impression created by the statement that Mr Peter Obi is godfather to any of Governor Soludo’s children.

“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.”

Despite the clarification, Mrs Soludo said there was a cordial relationship between both families and cautioned against presenting their ties inaccurately.

“The relationship between the two families is cordial, and there is no need to misrepresent it in any manner,” she said.

She explained that the circulation of the video had prompted calls and questions from people seeking to establish the nature of the relationship between the families.

“Following the widespread circulation of the video, we have received several calls and enquiries seeking clarification on the claim.

“We hereby state clearly that the claim, as presented, is false. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Peter Obi is not a godfather to any of the children of Professor Chukwuma and Dr Nonye Soludo.”

Mrs Soludo, however, confirmed that godparent ties exist between members of the two families, but not in the manner attributed to Obi.

According to the statement, Mrs Soludo is the confirmation godmother to Obi’s daughter, while Obi’s wife, Margaret, serves as the baptismal godmother to one of the Soludos’ daughters.

“Neither Mr Obi nor Professor Soludo has served as a godparent to the other’s children,” the statement clarified.

Obi had made the original remarks on Friday while speaking at the 22nd conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu. He used the relationship between the families to support his position that his political differences with Soludo had not resulted in a personal quarrel.