From Mokwugwo Solomon, Awka
As the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election draws closer, a Pentecostal cleric, Rev. Dr. Jerry Nwachukwu, has warned the governor of Anambra state, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, not to trust Anambra traders and some politicians masquerading as supporters; saying that they would disappoint the governor on the election day.
The pastor also warned that the governor should hold Anambra civil servants very close to himself, saying that they are ones that will give him bulk votes on the election day.
Speaking with our correspondent in his church located at No.19 Ezendu St., off Mercedes Avenue, Nkpor-Agu, Anambra state, last Sunday, Rev. Nwachukwu said that though Governor Soludo’s has tangible results on ground to campaign with, yet, he must be careful on certain decisions he would take ahead of the election.
Specifically, the cleric, known for his accurate predictions, warned that Soludo should see civil servants as his strongest allies in the election; and not traders and politicians that come with endorsements, while hiding their true intentions. He also warned that APC is strongly packaging rigging strategies such as disenfranchising voters at the governor’s strongholds.
“As November 8, 2025 governorahip election draws closer, I am sending this warning to Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state that he must not trust traders and majority of the politicians around him. He should work with civil servants. Bulk votes that will ensure his victory will come from civil servants,” Rev. Nwachukwu warned.
“If Soludo is trusting traders and politicians, he must forget about his re-election. There are deceptions in those traders and politicians making noise about endorsements. Majority of their votes will go to other candidates and political parties.
“This is another warning: the APC has set its rigging strategy in motion. One is that majority of voters in Soludo’s strongholds will not exercise their franchise on the election day. They governor must take note of this.”
The cleric also spoke about the choice of Director General (DG) for the governor’s campaign organization – warning that politicians have laid ambush to use the governor’s DG to truncate his second term aspiration.
“In the choice of Director General of the campaign organization, Soludo must be careful not to appoint someone that will not carry out the assignment given to him on election day. The governor must choose wisely. He must not allow himself to be deceived,” he warned.
On the kind of person to be selected as DG, the cleric advised: “Let nobody choose for you! Select somebody that understands the game; somebody that has played the game; somebody that is familiar with the political terrain of Anambra state, and somebody that is still in the system.
“Don’t give your DG to a noise maker – you will regret it. Your prospective DG must know the political terrain very well. He must be one who can analyze and inteprete how elections work in the 21 council areas of the state.”
