Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has said he has no personal rift with former governor Peter Obi, describing their relationship as cordial despite disagreements over political and economic issues.
Soludo said this in an interview with BBC News Igbo, on Monday, explaining that both families maintained close relationships but had different political interests.
“Peter Obi and I are good friends. Our two families are on good terms. His wife gave birth to my child in the divine water, my wife gave birth to his child in the confirmation. But when it comes to politics, give me mine, give him his. It’s politics that is being done,” the governor said.
He maintained that their political differences did not affect their personal relationship, adding that both men had supported different candidates during the Anambra governorship election.
“He has someone he thinks should be the governor of Anambra. I am also listening. He supported the person he wanted. But I won by the grace of God,” Soludo said.
The governor’s comments come amid renewed disagreements between him and Obi over the former governor’s record in office and the financial position of Anambra State when he left office in 2014.
In September, Obi and the Anambra State Government disagreed over claims that the former governor and his wife were godparents to Soludo’s children.
