Anambra Guber: I have no contender in this race, Soludo declares, taunts APC for campaign flag-off days to election

The incumbent governor of Anambra State and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Soludo, ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, governorship election in the state has mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate for flagging off their campaign just seven days before the voting process.

Soludo said the development was proof that the party was not serious about the contest.

The governor’s reaction came barely two hours after the APC flagged off its campaign at the All Saints Cathedral Field, Onitsha, on Friday.

The campaign attracted national officials of the party, APC governors, including Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and thousands of supporters in the state.

Speaking further while addressing APGA supporters during his campaign rally held at the Njikoka Local Government Headquarters, Abagana, Soludo urged the people to come out en masse on the day of the voting process and vote out the APC and other opposition parties contesting the race.

“This is shocking and a mockery for a political party like the APC to flag off its campaign seven days to the voting process. Though it’s not a surprise, because its candidate is in the race to gain cheap popularity.

“Please, on the day of the election, step out en masse, collect their money, eat it, and vote them out.

“What I can tell you here today is that I have no competitor in this gubernatorial race. What you have seen in the last three years of my administration in terms of transformation is evidence that we will win the election — and we can only win when we all go out and vote,” Soludo said.

The APGA rally also featured a donation of ₦50 million to the governor’s re-election bid.