THE Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has reiterated the commitment of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to support President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party at the federal level.
Speaking during the President’s visit to Anambra at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, Soludo emphasized that APGA’s long-standing policy of aligning with the government at the center remains unchanged.
“Before I joined APGA in 2013, the party had already resolved in 2011 to support the president and the ruling party at the center. That position still stands,” Soludo stated.
He noted that both APGA and the All Progressives Congress (APC) share progressive ideologies and are currently cooperating effectively.
“At this point in history, the federal government is led by a party that also embraces progressivism. As Nigeria’s foremost progressive party, APGA is both strategically and ideologically aligned with the center. The progressives are working well together,” he added.
Soludo called for unity among progressive forces to build a united and forward-moving Nigeria.
During the visit, President Tinubu was received at the Chinua Achebe International Airport in Umueri by Governor Soludo, Deputy Governor Onyeka Ibezim, and other top officials.
The President officially commissioned Anambra’s first-ever Government House—three decades after the state’s creation—as well as several other projects executed by Soludo’s administration. This marks Tinubu’s second visit to the South-East in 2025, following a trip to Enugu in January.
In a significant gesture, Anambra’s traditional rulers, led by the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Chidubem Iweka of Obosi, conferred the honorary title “Dike Si Mba” —meaning “Hero from another land”—on President Tinubu.
Dignitaries present included National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, elder statesman Emeka Anyaoku, and governors from Enugu, Abia, Ogun, Imo, Borno, Gombe, Delta, and others.