I’m a poor boy whom God has Favoured, says Soludo

By our reporter| Former governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Charles Soludo, on Wednesday described himself as a “poor boy” with God’s favour.

Soludo stated this during his acceptance speech shortly after clinching the Anambra governorship primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said he decided to come home and serve his people with the wealth of experience he has acquired.

The former apex bank’s boss who pledged to continue on the progress made by Willie Obiano, the current governor of the state, called on members of the party to come together in order to ensure APGA takes the state to another level.

He said, “To our beloved, amiable people of Anambra, I say here I come. I’m a poor boy whom God has lifted and gifted. To the glory of God, I reached the peak of my career in my 30s.”

“As a poor village boy, who has been specially blessed by God, I desire to give back to society through selfless public service.

“I hope to deploy all global and national experiences, networks, as well as the local experience and knowledge as a village boy to make you proud.

“As members of APGA, we should be very proud of moving Anambra from level to level. Do you ever want to change a winning team? Anyway, we will have an opportune time to engage those who said Anambra is not moving. Anambra is getting better. We also need to consolidate to get better and better.”

According to him, the “battle” for the Anambra governorship election on November 6 is “the Lord’s”, and expressed optimism that the party will win.

“At the last election, APGA won 21 out of 21 LGAs, and 80 percent of the seats at the state house of assembly. But we won’t take any vote for granted. We will work hard to earn every vote. We will triple our efforts and campaign everywhere,” he added.

“Once again, let me thank you all for this overwhelming mandate and to say finally, the battle going forward is the Lord’s. And I want to ask, ‘Who can battle with the Lord?’”

Soludo secured 740 votes, out of the 795 votes cast in the primary election that took place in Awka, the Anambra capital on Wednesday.