Keep it up

Well, Soludo has now paid over N 5 million for a PDP Governor nomination form (see below). With the overt endorsement of Soludo by Mr "Fix it" (Anenih) it is obvious that the poster Dis Guy knows his onions when he wrote:

You think three senior Mallams together with Anenih, Alex Ekueme*, S.A to yaradua on political matters etc will go all
the way to the state for no reason?


With Anenih's open rivalry with Obasanjo , it is obvious that Mr "Fix it" will see this as a very good opportunity to rubbish OBJ and destroy his 'son' (Andy Ubah) by ensuring that Soludo emerges as the PDP's Gubernatorial candidate for Anambra. As Anenih is relevant in this current Government I will not bet against him winning this 'battle' even if he may not go on to win the 'war' he has been drafted in to 'fix' i.e a second term ticket for Yar Adua in 2011.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/12092009/news/news4.html

Soludo, 21 Others Pick Anambra Gov Nomination Forms - Two Serving Senators, Ambassador, Three Women Also In The Race - PDP Realises N100.5 million So Far

Leon Usigbe, Abuja - 12.09.2009

IMMEDIATE past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has joined the race to become the next governor of Anambra State in the election which has been fixed for February 6, next year.

He coughed up the sum of N5.25 million to pick both the expression of interest and nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja, confirming speculations in recent days that he was eyeing the position.
He was one of the 22 people who obtained the forms.

Professor Soludo was not present to obtain the forms as he sent former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Agunwa Aniekwe, to pick them on his behalf and his name appeared as aspirant number seven on the PDP’s register.

Former chairman of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, had, early in the week, heightened speculations about the possible adoption of the former CBN boss as he promised to throw his weight behind Professor Soludo should he decide to contest the governorship position of Anambra State.
According to Chief Anenih, who is popularly referred to as “Mr. Fix it” within PDP’s circle, “it is my hope that you (Soludo) will readily avail us of your services whenever the need arises in the future. I hope the country and the Anambra people will make use of him at the necessary time. Anambra is lucky.”

Chief Anenih, however, denied that the PDP had already adopted Prof. Soludo, pointing out that the party would stick to due process in selecting its candidate for the election.

Apart from the former CBN boss, others who have collected the forms include two serving senators, Annie Okonkwo and Ikechukwu Obiora and Nigeria’s envoy to Austria, Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe.

Their purchase of both the expression of interest and nomination forms has enriched the PDP to the tune of N100.5 million so far. Speaking to reporters after collecting his forms, Senator Okonkwo said he was confident of emerging as the next governor of the state even as he rejected the idea of a consensus candidate for the position as he pointed out that the party was duty-bound to allow the people to decide.

On his part, Mr. Odidika stated that as a loyal party man, he would abide by whatever decision the party came up with even while he was sure of his chances of winning the nomination and the election itself.

“As I speak to you I do not know of any other aspirant that has my structure and visibility. I have actually canvassed and sensitised the people of Anambra State. I am talking about what is obvious,” he said.

As of press time on Friday, the number of aspirants who had collected the forms stood at 22. They are:

1. Kodilchukwu B. Okelekwe
2. Emeka Nwandu
3. Hon. Ukachukwu C. Nicholas
4. Senator Annie Okonkwo
5. Udemezue Chukwura
6. Damian Okolo
7. Professor Chukwuma Soludo
8. Kenneth Osita Odidika
9. Hon. Chuma Nzeribe
10. Bernard Okeke
11. Dr. Alex Obigbolu
12. Senator Ikechukwu Obiora
13. Professor Austin Okafor
14. Nwoye Tony Okechukwu
15. Ekwenze Solomon
16. Mbamalu Emma
17. Mrs. Eucharia Azodo
18. Mr. Mike Nkwocha
19. Lady Chinyere Ogualili
20. Ugokwe Sonny Jerry
21. Caro Nwosu (Mrs)
22. Senator Emma Anosike

Chei !! My state don suffer no bi small  .    .    .  I'm just trying to discern why all these millionaires are jostling for Anambra state
government house_treasury, even two current senators, ambassador, and the immediate past VC of UNIZIK . We already have 22
guber candidates on the PDP umbrella. . .   imagine the number of candidates that will be contesting under the oppositon parties.

Some of these guys just they find who go pay them off

e.g. Chuma Nzeribe know say him no go be Governor

Instead of Chuma Nzeribe, Anambra State is better off with Andy Ubah.

Chuma Nzeribe as chief security officer to Mbadinuju corrupted all the boys in UNIZIK Awka and kept using them for all sorts of rigging in the state. It is no suprise that some of those boys who probably did not graduate from school as they hardly entered class are now the ones running Anambra State. These are boys who as recent as 2002/2003 were still in school.
They include Tony Nwoye as PDP Chairman, Uche Lake as Anambra House of Assembly member, Okota Obulu as a top politician in Anambra State.

Chuma Nzeribe was also responsible for slapping of Ngige and colluded with Federal Forces for his illegal kidnap even after he had elected himself a member of parliament.

That guy is bad news to Anambra State. May Andy Ubah never rule Anambra State but Chuma Nzeribe is sure more of a bad news than Andy Ubah.

mikeansy:

Some of these guys just they find who go pay them off

e.g. Chuma Nzeribe know say him no go be Governor

Instead of Chuma Nzeribe, Anambra State is better off with Andy Ubah.

Chuma Nzeribe as chief security officer to Mbadinuju corrupted all the boys in UNIZIK Awka and kept using them for all sorts of rigging in the state. It is no suprise that some of those boys who probably did not graduate from school as they hardly entered class are now the ones running Anambra State. These are boys who as recent as 2002/2003 were still in school.
They include Tony Nwoye as PDP Chairman, Uche Lake as Anambra House of Assembly member, Okota Obulu as a top politician in Anambra State.

Chuma Nzeribe was also responsible for slapping of Ngige and colluded with Federal Forces for his illegal kidnap even after he had elected himself a member of parliament.

That guy is bad news to Anambra State. May Andy Ubah never rule Anambra State but Chuma Nzeribe is sure more of a bad news than Andy Ubah.

hahahahahaha .  .  .  . You probably know Anambra politics like I do. Chuma Nzeribe used Mbadinuju and dumped him during his re-election
campaign when he decamped to AD . . . . . confidential sources even had it that he was the one that took Ngige to OKija Shrine; hence that was why he was one of the lead mastermind of Chris Ngige's kidnapping saga and woes.

I was even surprise to see Eucharia Azodo on the guber list, was she not the house speaker that was impeached and later sacked by the electoral tribunal whom Chris Ubah camp used to spearhead thier dirty job.
 
       Anambra politics is always that of a kamikaze action.

I honestly will like to see Soludo as Governor of Anambra.

Obi for all his good works is having difficulties controlling the state.

Anambra State needs a good leader with some element of Decisiveness. That is where Obi is lacking.

I think people are under-estimating Soludo. There is a pragmatic and dictatorial side of Soludo necessary to run an effective executive position which Nigerians are yet to see. There is no better place to do this than on the guber seat.

Fashola is doing that perfectly in Lagos.

Fashola is a good man but before he got to office he at least indulged himself in other to emerge from the system. In Nigerian politics before you can get anywhere you have to at least have the capacity to see certain things and look the other way so that you can achieve a more helpful strategic and important goal in the long run for the masses.

This particular skill is responsible for why Fashola will not fall out with Tinubu but yet he will be a successful Governor in Lagos.

I think Soludo can replicate this for Anambra.

When you are a leader you have to be ready to dine with people your mother will not approve of. This is responsible for the Anenih and PDP connection with Soludo. I am not fazed by it at all because lets face it these guys control the machinery of politics for now.

I believe that if Soludo gets to office he can at least bring about some little progress within his power regardless of how small and regardless of the circumstances because the man has shown the skill and still to navigate treacherous waters.

after destroying Nigeria Banking system, Jeez

Prof please dont make this kind of mistake

especially under PDP(share the money)

Obi really needs more years to completes

his good works in our dear state, only that

he need to improve on security and bins.

We still need you in banking sector, pls

help to save this nation the more.

na wao! soludo and his turn coat tactics!

back2back:

after destroying Nigeria Banking system, Jeez

Next time, try and come across as a literate fellow instead of promoting silly inuendos.

mikeansy:


I believe that if Soludo gets to office he can at least bring about some little progress within his power regardless of how small and regardless of the circumstances because the man has shown the skill and still to navigate treacherous waters.

Soludo , as Nigeria's CBN Governor , has shown he is a blatant elitist not averse to facilitating an unfair environment within which a few can become stupendously wealthy and influential with not much benefit accruing to the State and its average citizens . That is a dangerous and anti-people ideology inimical to the effective leadership of the average man in my opinion . Soludo himself has amassed wealth that is at best 'questionable'. That Soludo is brilliant is not in doubt but  I am unconvinced of Soludo's ability to  put the common man first. Does he even want to serve them ?

I have always believed that the best leaders , in a democracy , are those with a Socialist 'backbone' who also possess the skills to play the capitalism game effectively .  For now, Soludo appears to lack a socialist or pro-people backbone. The desire to amass stupendous wealth while those you serve have nothing is entirely rejected , in action and speech, by those who have gone on to lead the World well.  It is no coincidence that some of the World's best leaders are some of its more austere men and women . Even in Nigeria we can see that those who have served Nigerians best , like Jakande, hardly ever retire with a 'pot of Gold'. This might be because wealth never meant much to them . They were always driven by sentiments that did not include a desire to amass great wealth. Meanwhile the leaders that have got us to our sorry State today are all grotesquely wealthy. They believe in stealing wealth meant to develop Nigeria and its people.

A CBN Governor does not build roads,Schools, hospitals and develop infrastructure.  A State Governor does those things. Hopefully Soludo's brilliance , if he becomes State Governor , will be deployed to developing Anambra . Hopefully Soludo will build strong institutions instead of strong  Oligarchs  . Lets hope , for the sake of Anambra, A leopard can change its spots.

Gbawe:

Soludo , as Nigeria's CBN Governor , has shown he is a blatant elitist not averse to facilitating an unfair environment within which a few can become stupendously wealthy and influential with not much benefit accruing to the State and its average citizens . That is a dangerous and anti-people ideology inimical to the effective leadership of the average man in my opinion . Soludo himself has amassed wealth that is at best 'questionable'. That Soludo is brilliant is not in doubt but  I am unconvinced of Soludo's ability to  put the common man first. Does he even want to serve them ?

I have always believed that the best leaders , in a democracy , are those with a Socialist 'backbone' who also possess the skills to play the capitalism game effectively .  For now, Soludo appears to lack a socialist or pro-people backbone. The desire to amass stupendous wealth while those you serve have nothing is entirely rejected , in action and speech, by those who have gone on to lead the World well.  It is no coincidence that some of the World's best leaders are some of its more austere men and women . Even in Nigeria we can see that those who have served Nigerians best , like Jakande, hardly ever retire with a 'pot of Gold'. This might be because wealth never meant much to them . They were always driven by sentiments that did not include a desire to amass great wealth. Meanwhile the leaders that have got us to our sorry State today are all grotesquely wealthy. They believe in stealing wealth meant to develop Nigeria and its people.

A CBN Governor does not build roads,Schools, hospitals and develop infrastructure.  A State Governor does those things. Hopefully Soludo's brilliance , if he becomes State Governor , will be deployed to developing Anambra . Hopefully Soludo will build strong institutions instead of strong  Oligarchs  . Lets hope , for the sake of Anambra, A leopard can change its spots.

Totally agree with you
But with good people(commissioners and state house) he can achieve a lot for anambra
I just have a feeling he will be spending a lot of time fighting off political miscreants in that state
too many political heavyweights in that state- just look at the list of people buying nomination tickets
those guys apart from looking for pay out for their troubles some will negotiate for one role or the other
with their godfather firmly behind them!

All in all I see this as a race for the Number One spot!
Said it somewhere before Fashola Vs Soludo 2015

Said it somewhere before Fashola Vs Soludo 2015


The Governorship post and probably a ministorial role after his tenure as a Governor would be the highest position Soludo would ever be able to attain in Nigeria today not with his terrible stewardship as a CBN Governor. The exposure of incompetence and gross disregard to core Banking rules and regulation as a CBN Governor is a damage too unredeemable that any thought of such an individual thinking of running for the Presidency would be viewed and looked upon as a clownish and jocular proposition.

The only saving grace for Soludo, is for him to really punch above his weights as a serving State Governor, that is to surpass the acheivements of fashola's not by 2 folds but by a 100 folds in fact nothing short of turning Anambra State into an eldorado would be acceptable.

Already Anambra State has the largest open Market in West Africa - Onitsha Market, how to turn that market into a money spinner that would translate to economic growth for all sectors of the state is one of the many puzzles that Soludo would have to contend with. If he can manoeuvrer successful his stewardship as a state executive then he can argue with some conviction that go and see what we did at Anambra state. This is his last litmus test.

KnowAll:

Said it somewhere before Fashola Vs Soludo 2015


The Governorship post and probably a ministorial role after his tenure as a Governor would be the highest position Soludo would ever be able to attain in Nigeria today not with his terrible stewardship as a CBN Governor. The exposure of incompetence and gross disregard to core Banking rules and regulation as a CBN Governor is a damage too unredeemable that any thought of such an individual thinking of running for the Presidency would be viewed and looked upon as a clownish and jocular proposition.

The only saving grace for Soludo, is for him to really punch above his weights as a serving State Governor, that is to surpass the acheivements of fashola's not by 2 folds but by a 100 folds in fact nothing short of turning Anambra State into an eldorado would be acceptable.

Already Anambra State has the largest open Market in West Africa - Onitsha Market, how to turn that market into a money spinner that would translate to economic growth for all sectors of the state is one of the many puzzles that Soludo would have to contend with. If he can manoeuvrer successful his stewardship as a state executive then he can argue with some conviction that go and see what we did at Anambra state. This is his last litmus test.

Dude , you never cease to amaze me in all your posts relating to Charles Soludo especially when you start to lecture him on how he could have done better . . . it only prompts me to ask myself, . . . who is this literate scalawag? How versed is he in economics? where was he when Soludo was nominated?
I would only advise you to wake up and brush up yourself, that you lost your 3 million naira in the stock market is your personal loss as an investor/risk taker . . . . .afterall when your stock value was yielding exponentially you were gyrating alone.
         Again, blame your self for your misfortunes and stop whinning.

Gbawe

You are entitled to your opinion about Soludo

If you are from Anambra State please by all means go and vote against him

As far as his work at CBN you can make of it what you like

for me and a lot of others he did his bit and was a success.

Its a free world and your are entitled to your opinion. Thats democracy.

mikeansy:



for me and a lot of others he did his bit and was a success.

Its a free world and your are entitled to your opinion. Thats democracy.

With all due respect , I think Soludo could/should have done better. Diasporan Nigerians - and I don't know if you are one - are quick to label Soludo a big success mainly because he made our banks 'bigger' and 'stronger'. While that may be a thing of pride for our nation and Nigerians who live (and bank) abroad the 'big and strong' factor actually translates into little or no benefits to ordinary Nigerians. If we inspect the stewardship of CBN Governors in our diasporan bases we see that Soludo can only be deemed a big success compared to his peers if the creation of Oligarchs and monopolistic financial hegemonies , unfairly assisted by executive and CBN power,  were the adjudging factors - like the now discredited "wonder" banks, the AFC and TRANSCORP.

The average man is no better off.  Many of Soludo's policies actually now appear , with hindsight , as a deliberate effort to facilitate a grand plan by OBJ and other insiders to amass great wealth with the hijacking of the processes with which a previously non-transparent and non-democratic nation 'embraced' transparency, democracy and 'liberal economic practices'.  World History has taught Nigerians well. Our leaders learned only too well the strategy used to develop the Russian Oligarchic class that include a playboy football club owner who resigned his token political role as Governor of a far East Russian region to devote his time to enjoying the lavish lifestyle his vast wealth assures.

The Oligarchs are currently despised by a now more enlightened Russian people because they profited from insider knowledge/connection while average Russians remained starved of opportunities. Same will happen in Nigeria in the end and let us hope Soludo , with his role as Anambra's Governor, is not just seeking to become a fully fledged Oligarch , private jet and all, like those men and women he enjoys 'hanging out' with.


http://www.russiajournal.com/node/15854

it promises to be a battle of the titans when the time comes!

George_D:

it promises to be a battle of the titans when the time comes!

Indeed !!! Skataskata go dey for dis one !!!! Definitely !!!! OBJ  versus Anenih/Yar Adua combo is one interesting battle. OBJ has bitch-slapped Anenih in recent history and Mr "fix it" will be looking to get even with a defanged and out of favour OBJ now more vulnerable without executive power.

The Andy Ubah v Soludo battle itself will also be interesting because Ubah is probably much richer yet Soludo is more erudite and able to 'work the crowd'. Ubah , IMO , is probably more of a do-or-die politician than Soludo and I will expect underhand dealings from him and his supporters.

There are many influential 'spoilers' as well who are running solely to be 'pacified' into making way and 'pitching camp' . Folks like that are part of the reason I mentioned Ubah's superior wealth. This one will be interesting .

Mr Soludo, if you don't have better things to do with money, i think i can suggest a little, donate it to people that needs operation in hospitals who don't have money, give to the motherless babies, build good school in your village. and i bet you, you will see heaven

Anabel:

Mr Soludo, if you don't have better things to do with money, i think i can suggest a little, donate it to people that needs operation in hospitals who don't have money, give to the motherless babies, build good school in your village. and i bet you, you will see heaven

He's done that already

Dis Guy:

He's done that already

Where

About N700m has been raked in for the building of a diagnostic hospital in memory of the mother of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo in his country home Umueze, Isuanaocha in Aguata local government area. Prof. Soludo stated this on the occasion of the 40 years memorial anniversary of the mother, Mrs Mgbafor Soludo who died in 1968 at the age of 35 years.

The hospital which has four components including a school of specialized nursing, doctors quarters cum hospital/ diagnostic centre block is estimated to cost N9m.

Two buildings, according to Prof, Soludo had already been taken over by individuals who promised to build and donate to the hospital, while some dignitaries who could not donate cash pledge some amount of money to support the project.

The central bank of Nigeria governor said the family decided to honour their mother because while alive she willed every thing she had to make sure that they were where they were in society today.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200901020222.html  -Vanguard 

http://www.punchng.com/Article-print2.aspx?theartic=Art20081227363376

Anambra people have been used like dummies in the past before Peter Obi came in. If PDP takes over with any of the grand thieves like Soludo,then its back to the status quo, the dummy state.

babaearly, hasn't all of 9ja been used like dummies? have we ever elected our leaders? the thieves are all over.

This attempt to attack PDP is based on nothing, its part of empty politics by the opposition.

Saying that people should not be taken seriously because they belong to the PDP when you have not come up with good ideas, values and clear party manifestos of your own is just very empty politics.

The political landscape in Nigeria is polluted and need to be reformed and PDP being the ruling party has contributed immensely to it. But opposition has no moral right to point accusing fingers at PDP because they are no better.

Gbawe:

Indeed !!! Skataskata go dey for dis one !!!! Definitely !!!! OBJ  versus Anenih/Yar Adua combo is one interesting battle. OBJ has bitch-slapped Anenih in recent history and Mr "fix it" will be looking to get even with a defanged and out of favour OBJ now more vulnerable without executive power.

The Andy Ubah v Soludo battle itself will also be interesting because Ubah is probably much richer yet Soludo is more erudite and able to 'work the crowd'. Ubah , IMO , is probably more of a do-or-die politician than Soludo and I will expect underhand dealings from him and his supporters.

There are many influential 'spoilers' as well who are running solely to be 'pacified' into making way and 'pitching camp' . Folks like that are part of the reason I mentioned Ubah's superior wealth. This one will be interesting .

this scenario you just painted is not for the faint-hearted o! are you sure soludo has what it takes to go through all this?

SOLUDO- OK

SOLUDO + PDP- NORMAL DISAPPOINTMENT

@nezan
can you say the same about Cross River state?

McKren:

This attempt to attack PDP is based on nothing, its part of empty politics by the opposition.

Saying that people should not be taken seriously because they belong to the PDP when you have not come up with good ideas, values and clear party manifestos of your own is just very empty politics.

The political landscape in Nigeria is polluted and need to be reformed and PDP being the ruling party has contributed immensely to it. But opposition has no moral right to point accusing fingers at PDP because they are no better.

I completely agree here!

George_D:

this scenario you just painted is not for the faint-hearted o! are you sure soludo has what it takes to go through all this?

My bro , I think Soludo will still become the PDP candidate and , eventually , the Governor of Anambra State. The PDP needs Soludo more than he needs them. Even with the banking mess factored in , Soludo could probably still get a good international position like Ezekwesili and Okonjo-Iweala. The PDP on the other hand need to massively reverse the perception that they can only regurgitate indolent thieves who will regress Nigeria.

OBJ's ,via do-or-die politics, installed criminals everywhere . Even as these crude impositions had their use for the PDP , these men must now surely be an embarrassment to a ruling Party that has to watch a hardworking and much loved opposition Governor (Fashola) continously hailed as a desirable future President by most Nigerians. The calculation will be that Soludo , while not averse to lining his pocket like everyone else , will deliver unlike many of the current PDP Governor who only know how to steal. Alao-Akala is probably the worst Governor in Nigeria. The PDP will want less of his kind because more of the Oyo Governor's type would signify that the PDP are a party only able to breed poor leaders. Soludo , regardless of the banking brouhaha , remains a fairly well respected international technocrat. Ubah is little more than a crude looter who lies childishly. The PDP has many experienced Godfathers able to read , and exploit, the mood of Nigerians. They will , with an eye on 2011, calculate that it must be Soludo .

Remember that it was not about wether Yar Adua "had what it took". He was the annointed and all the 'fine details' were taken care of on behalf of of sick "Umoru" when he was an aspirant to the Presidency. Even passing out while campaigning was not enough to derail the coronation. I think Soludo is now Anambra's annointed.