Gov Soludo vows immediate return to work after reelection, extends hand of fellowship to opponents

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has pledged to resume his duties without delay after being declared the winner of the November 8 governorship election.

Speaking from his home in Isuofia, Governor Soludo expressed gratitude to the people of Anambra for his re-election.

“The people have spoken, and now we must get back to work,” he stated, emphasizing his round-the-clock commitment to the state.

He revealed that even during the vote collation, he was actively engaged in planning the state’s budget.

Soludo commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), specifically praising its ICT unit for the swift and transparent upload of over 90% of polling unit results to the IReV portal by midnight on election day.

He described the election as “resoundingly free, fair, and credible” and expressed hope that this marks a positive trend for Nigeria’s democracy.

In a gesture of unity, the Governor reached out to his 15 opponents from the election.

He highlighted the unique “Anambra spirit,” where political competition is fierce but does not destroy personal relationships.

Soludo extended a “hand of fellowship” and expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with all candidates for the state’s progress.

The election featured a diverse field of candidates, including two women vying for governor and six women running for deputy governor.

The final results, announced by the State Returning Officer, showed a total of 595,298 votes were cast, with 584,054 being valid.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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