Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Tuesday openly reaffirmed his long-standing friendship with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the Nigerian leader as his “friend of 22 years” and expressing full support for his reform agenda.
Soludo, who met with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said he had no regrets standing by the president, insisting that political ideology should unite all progressives regardless of party lines.
The governor, noticeably wearing a cap bearing Tinubu’s insignia during the visit, told journalists: “These caps were produced even from the time the president visited Anambra State and you saw all the billboards and stuff proclaiming that Progressives are working together.”
According to Soludo, the idea of progressives uniting is one he holds strongly.
“It’s a fundamental idea that I believe very strongly and all the political parties who profess progressivism should actually come on together in a massive coalition to deepen not only the process of our democracy but also of our economic and socio-development of our country,” he said.
“For me, when I say progressives working together, it is a call for all those who come on board,” the Anambra leader added, noting that his political alignment is based on shared vision rather than convenience.
“Talk about Tinubu, I have no apologies about it. President Tinubu is my friend and has been my friend for 22 years now and counting. So you don’t deny a friend, I support him,” Soludo declared emphatically.
He further praised Tinubu’s policies, saying: “I’m impressed by the bold steps he has taken particularly in the area of the economy, the structural reforms and I have said so severally. We are taking the right steps, we only need to stay the course.”
