Former Minister of Aviation and prominent public policy advocate, and Vice Chairman Anambra State Educational Council, Osita Chidoka, has formally endorsed the re-election bid of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, calling him “Odịụkọ na Mba”, “the rare one, not easily found.”
In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday, Mr Chidoka’s Special Assistant on Media, Ikechukwu Okafor, said the former minister spoke at the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone endorsement event on Saturday, praising Governor Soludo’s transformational leadership, prudent financial management, and vision for the future of Anambra State.
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“In 2025, the question is no longer ‘Is it broken?’” Mr Chidoka said. “The real question is: why drop the spoon when the soup is tasty? Ndi Anambra, the pot is still on the fire. The aroma of progress is in the air.”
He praised Mr Soludo’s achievements in urban renewal, digital governance, education reform, and infrastructure, calling for continuity to sustain the gains of the past three years.
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“Soludo is the only son of Anambra who has kept money for the whole of Nigeria and today, he is keeping Anambra’s money with care, vision, and discipline.”
Quoting an Igbo proverb “Ula tọba uto, ekwobeya ekwobe”, Mr Chidoka likened Mr Soludo’s governance to sweet sleep: “When sleep is sweet, you don’t wake up, you roll over and enjoy it again.”
“Let’s not break the rhythm. Let the Solution continue. Let Odịụkọ finish the course.”
Mr Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was sworn in as governor of Anambra in March 2022 on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. (APGA). He is now running for a second term in office.
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Mr Chidoka Corps was the corps marshal and chief executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) between June 2007 and June 2014.
In July 2014, then President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him minister of aviation, a role he held until May 2015.
A founding member and strategist of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he served as special adviser to the PDP National Chairman in 2018. In the 2017 Anambra governorship election, he ran under the United Progressive Party (UPP) but was defeated by APGA’s candidate Willie Obiano..
In November 2024, he formally resigned from the PDP to focus on non‑partisan civic engagement through the Athena Centre, advocating for governance reforms and evidence‑based policy in Nigeria .
