Soludo, Spouse Dismiss Purported Ekwunife Apology as ‘Fabrication’

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State and his spouse, Dr. Nonye Soludo, have described as “one other fabrication” a broadly circulated apology allegedly credited to Senator Uche Ekwunife over defamatory remarks in regards to the First Woman.

UGAMA TV had earlier reported that Senator Ekwunife, the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate within the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, accused Dr. Soludo of infidelity.

In a strongly worded assertion issued Wednesday by the governor’s Senior Particular Assistant on New Media, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, the Soludo household mentioned the purported apology neither got here from Ekwunife nor carried any credibility.

The assertion, titled “Sen. Ekwunife’s Purported Apology: One other Fabrication Match for the Waste Bin,” argued that the unsigned observe, allegedly from an “Ekwunife Marketing campaign Group,” was each deceptive and suspicious.

“The publication purporting to be an apology for the defamatory statements made towards the Governor and his spouse personally by Senator Ekwunife doesn’t seem to have emanated from the Senator herself, on condition that her defamatory statements had been made instantly by way of recorded video and leaked audio dialog,” Opara said.

He added that any real retraction or apology should come instantly from Senator Ekwunife, via the identical channels the place the alleged remarks had been made.

“The so-called apology by no means referenced Madam Ekwunife’s preliminary video and audio however as a substitute centered on an unsigned article. This solely factors to her complicity, instantly or not directly, because the supply of the article. It implies that no real apology was supposed or tendered,” Opara mentioned.

The governor’s aide recalled that Dr. Nonye Soludo had beforehand challenged Ekwunife to clear her title by:

1. Swearing an oath earlier than the Blessed Sacrament affirming constancy to her marriage.

2. Submitting her kids for a DNA check, alongside the Soludo kids, to disprove the infidelity allegations.

“Any contrite apology should observe a private and direct retraction of her defamatory statements,” Opara insisted. “Slander or libel instantly made by a person can’t be vicariously dismissed by any agent or proxy.”

Describing the unsigned assertion as nothing greater than “unsubstantiated social media gossip,” the Soludo administration mentioned it might disregard the purported apology and proceed to demand a transparent and unambiguous retraction issued personally by Senator Ekwunife.

As of press time, Senator Ekwunife had not publicly responded to the governor’s newest remarks.