Soludo mocks Peter Obi after Labour Party suffers major defeat in Anambra by-election. APGA wins big, claiming 77% of the vote
Governor Charles Soludo took aim at the Labour Party and its prominent figure, Peter Obi, following Saturday’s by-election in Anambra, where the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) secured a wide-margin victory.
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The outcome placed the spotlight on the political rivalry between Soludo and Obi, as APGA’s win dealt a significant blow to the Labour Party’s local influence.
The by-election, held in Anambra South following the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, ended in a landslide for APGA’s Emmanuel Nwachukwu, who polled 90,408 votes.
His closest rival, APC’s Azuka Okwuosa, trailed with 19,847, while ADC’s Donald Amangbo—backed by Peter Obi—garnered just 2,889.
At a victory rally on Sunday, Governor Soludo didn’t mince words.
“ADC does not exist in Anambra. We showed it yesterday. Labour Party is dead,” he said.
He emphasized that APGA even won in Onitsha North, Peter Obi’s home constituency, calling it a symbolic rejection of Obi’s influence.
“That’s his state constituency. He lives in Onitsha. And yet we won,” Soludo added, calling the result a “very emphatic statement.”
Soludo said the opposition attempted to use the election as a popularity test, but “the people of Anambra spoke.”
“They threw everything at us—senators, House of Reps members, but they were rejected.”
Labour Party and ADC had aligned to challenge APGA’s dominance in the region, banking on Obi’s influence and the recent momentum of political reforms. But the strategy faltered.
The result could mark a turning point for Peter Obi’s standing in his home state.
Despite his national profile and 2023 presidential run, the inability to sway voters in a local race raises questions about his ground game ahead of 2027.
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Soludo, who has previously clashed with Obi on governance and economic issues, framed the win as a reassertion of APGA’s grassroots dominance.
