By Our reporter 26.9.2026
Nonye Soludo, wife of Anambra State governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has dismissed claims by Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidates Peter Obi that he’s godfather to some of their children
Obi and Soludo have been feuding over their political difference and when asked on Friday how close he was to Mr. Soludo at 2026 Guild of Editors Conference in Enugu, Obi said he godparents to some of Soludo.
However, Mrs. Soludo said in a statement on Saturday that Obi may have mispresented the facts.
She said: “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.”
According to her, “Dr. Nonye Soludo, First Lady of Anambra State, is the confirmation godmother to Peter Obi’s daughter, Mrs. Margaret Obi, wife of Mr. Peter Obi, is the baptismal godmother to one of Professor Chukwuma Soludo’s daughters.”
“Neither Mr. Obi nor Professor Soludo has served as a godparent to the other’s children,” she added.
“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,” she said.
Soludo and his family.