2027: We’ll win big in Anambra, NDC fires back at Soludo
By Ndukaku Ihe
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed the Anambra State government’s call on supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to reject the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
The NDC said the position of the state government was driven by concerns over the growing popularity of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi in Anambra State and beyond.
The party’s Director, New Media and Strategic Communications, Theo Abu Agada, stated this in a post on his X account, yesterday.
Agada declared that the NDC would “win big” in Anambra, insisting that the state government and APGA could not prevent the party from making gains in the state.
He said, “It is now clear, even to the blind, that the Anambra State Government is threatened by the growing popularity of our presidential candidate, H.E. Peter Obi, and the NDC in Anambra State and beyond.
“I understand this mad obsession. The NDC is going to win big in Anambra, and there is nothing Soludo and his minions in APGA can do about it.”
He said the criticism of Obi and the NDC followed an inability to challenge the former Anambra governor over his record in office. “Since they cannot challenge H.E. Peter Obi on governance records, they have resorted to cheap blackmail,” he added.
Agada’s comments followed a statement by the Soludo administration, urging APGA supporters to resist the NDC ahead of the 2027 elections.
The state government, in a post titled “A Betrayal Alert for Ndi APGA” published on its X account, yesterday, alleged that Obi had worked against APGA since leaving the party in 2014.
It further alleged that Obi’s objective since 2014 had been to undermine APGA, accusing him of backing opposition against the party in 2025. The government urged APGA supporters to defend the party and reject the NDC.
The exchange comes amid an ongoing dispute between Obi and the Anambra State government over the state’s financial position when he left office as governor in 2014.
The Anambra State Commissioner for Finance, Izuchukwu Okafor, had alleged that the state was still repaying loans obtained by previous administrations, including those led by Obi and former Governor Willie Obiano.
Obi, however, rejected the claim, insisting that he did not leave any outstanding debt when his tenure ended. He also said his administration left no unpaid salaries, pensions or contractors and claimed that N2.1 billion in ecological funds remained for the state.
The state government subsequently released details of the external debt it said was inherited from Obi. The Commissioner for Information and Value Reorientation, Law Mefor, said Obi left $123.77 million in debt at the end of his tenure. Mefor also disputed Obi’s claim about the ecological funds, saying there was no evidence that the N2.1 billion was kept in the First Bank.
