SATURDAY BREAKFAST with TONY OKOROJI
I am still in shock with what transpired during the week in Anambra State. I am bewildered and very sad. From one mad narrative to another!
A few years ago, Charles Chukuma Soludo was a most admired Igbo man, a gentleman considered by many to be a member of the Igbo first eleven.
I am at a loss what happened to him. Is it uncontrolled ambition? Is it uncontrolled hatred of his brother? Is this the same Soludo we used to love or another?
About three years ago, I wrote the following words in Saturday Breakfast:
“I cannot imagine that a very busy state governor found the time to write more than 4000 words to demolish his brother and that was meant to be only Part 1! A lot of people have said that His Excellency, Governor Chukwuma Soludo may be brilliant but not wise. I do not quite agree. Soludo was on a mission, a mission to annihilate Peter Obi’s political relevance. He failed miserably. Am I a prophet in saying that we may never see the promised Part 2 of Soludo’s ballistic missiles?”
Of course, I never read the promised Part 2 of the Soludo missile against Peter Obi. With the massive negative reaction, I thought the governor’s fingers were burnt and that he learnt his lesson. Clearly, he did not. He simply looked for every other opportunity to reload his weapon and fire at Peter Obi with the intent to annihilate.
With what has transpired, I am not sure again if the earlier position that Soludo may be brilliant but not wise, can withstand scrutiny. Which brilliant person conducts himself like he has? He has practically turned himself to a laughing stock and the butt of jokes. Unfortunately, he has dragged his wife into the mud.
We all know what happens with elections in Nigeria. Soludo may indeed concoct a victory to come back as governor of Anambra State. He may well get a position at the federal level. The question is: Will Charles Chukwuma Soludo ever again be considered a brilliant and wise Igbo man? Your response will be appreciated.
See you next week.
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