Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has confirmed that the wife of former governor Peter Obi is the godmother of one of his children, months after a public disagreement over the nature of the relationship between their families.\n<\/p>\n
Soludo also disclosed that his wife, Nonye, is the confirmation godmother of Obi\u2019s daughter, clarifying the family ties at the centre of the controversy that erupted in September.\n<\/p>\n
The governor made the clarification in an interview with BBC News Igbo on Monday, where he described Obi as a close friend and said their families remained on good terms despite their political differences.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cPeter Obi and I are good friends. Our two families are on good terms. His wife was the godmother of my child at baptism, and my wife was the godmother of his child at confirmation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that their disagreements were political, explaining that both men had different preferences for who should govern Anambra State.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a different vision of who should be governor of Anambra State. I am contesting, and he supported whoever he felt should be governor. I prevailed by the grace of God, and I don\u2019t hold it against him,\u201d Soludo said.\n<\/p>\n
The remarks revisit an exchange that began on September 25, when Obi told the Nigerian Guild of Editors\u2019 22nd conference in Enugu that he and his wife were godparents to Soludo\u2019s children.<\/p>\n
Obi had cited the relationship while dismissing suggestions that he was at loggerheads with the governor amid disagreements over the state\u2019s finances and their political differences. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife and I are godparents to Soludo\u2019s children. Yes, we are that close. We are not quarrelling, and we will never quarrel,\u201d the former governor had said.\n<\/p>\n