The Anambra State Government has dismissed as false and politically motivated, recent social media allegations linking the Governor’s wife, Dr Nonye Soludo, to a purported N38 million contract scandal at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU).
This was contained in a statement signed by Mr. Daniel Ezeigwe, Senior Media Aide to the Governor.
It said the government described the claims as ‘spurious, ridiculous and a senseless attempt’ to tarnish the image of the First Lady.
The statement categorically denied any involvement of Mrs. Soludo in state contract processes, clarifying that:
“There is no official office of the First Lady in Anambra, nor is there any Senior Special Assistant assigned to her.
“Mrs. Chinwe Umerie, who was mentioned in the circulating claims, is not an aide to Mrs. Soludo and has no professional association with her.
“Mrs. Soludo has no role in government contracts and had no involvement in any alleged N38 million project at COOU.
“The awarding of honorary doctorate degrees at the university is the sole responsibility of the institution’s Senate and Governing Council, not the Vice Chancellor acting alone.
“We understand that this is the season of politics, and there’s no level that some people won’t descend in their desperate chase for nothing,” it said.
The government urged the public to disregard the claims and described Mrs. Soludo as a woman of integrity, decency and peerlessness.
The response follows a wave of unverified reports on social media alleging misconduct involving the Governor’s wife and university officials.
