Soludo Rejects Purported Apology from Sen. Ekwunife, Demands Direct Retraction

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State and his wife, Dr. Nonye Soludo, have rejected the apology credited to Senator Uche Ekwunife over recent allegations of infidelity against the First Lady.

The statement of rejection, signed by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, on Wednesday, dismissed the apology as “another fabrication fit for the waste bin.”

Ekwunife, who is the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Anambra election, had accused Dr. Nonye Soludo of infidelity—an allegation that sparked outrage in political and public circles.

According to Opara, the unsigned apology attributed to the “Ekwunife Campaign Organization” lacked credibility because no such body exists. He further stressed that since the defamatory statements were made directly by the senator through recorded video and leaked audio, any genuine retraction must also come personally from her, using the same platforms.

“The so-called apology never referenced Madam Ekwunife’s initial video and audio but instead focused on an unsigned article. This only points to her complicity, directly or indirectly, as the source of the article. It implies that no genuine apology was intended or tendered,” Opara said.

The governor’s office also recalled that the First Lady had challenged Ekwunife to swear an oath before the Blessed Sacrament and to submit her children for DNA testing alongside the Soludos’—a demand yet unanswered.

“The apology does not exist to us. We proceed as though it never did, until Senator Ekwunife herself offers a clear and unambiguous retraction,” Opara emphasized.

Opinion: The Politics of Apologies and Credibility

This development highlights a growing trend in Nigerian politics—where apologies are increasingly weaponized, sometimes used more as political survival tools than genuine expressions of remorse. Governor Soludo’s outright rejection underscores a vital lesson: credibility matters more than words written on paper.

When accusations touch on something as sensitive as family honor and marital fidelity, unsigned press statements cannot heal the wound. For Ekwunife, if reconciliation is truly her intent, only a direct, personal, and transparent apology can set the record straight.

In the end, politics may thrive on strategies and spin, but when it comes to issues of integrity and family, only truth and sincerity can restore trust.