Soludo, Wife Dismiss Reported Apology From Uche Ekwunife as Fake

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State and his wife, Dr. Nonye Soludo, have rejected claims that Senator Uche Ekwunife issued an apology over defamatory remarks she allegedly made against them.

The supposed apology, which circulated online and was credited to the “Ekwunife Campaign Organization,” was described by the Soludos as “another fabrication” lacking credibility.

In a statement on Wednesday signed by Mazi Ejimofor Opara, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the governor, the apology was dismissed as unsigned, misleading, and suspicious.

The statement, titled “Sen. Ekwunife’s Purported Apology: Another Fabrication Fit for the Waste Bin,” noted that no such campaign organization exists, since Ekwunife is only a deputy governorship candidate on a joint ticket with the APC governorship flagbearer in Anambra.

“The publication purporting to be an apology for the defamatory statements made against the Governor and his wife personally by Senator Ekwunife does not appear to have emanated from the Senator herself, given that her defamatory statements were made directly via recorded video and leaked audio conversation,” Opara said.

He stressed that any genuine retraction or apology must come directly from Ekwunife herself, and through the same channels where the original allegations were made.

Opara further pointed out that the purported apology failed to reference Ekwunife’s viral video and audio recordings, instead focusing on an unsigned write-up—an omission the Soludos believe indicates bad faith.

The statement also recalled that Dr. Nonye Soludo had previously challenged Ekwunife to:

1. Swear an oath of marital fidelity before the Blessed Sacrament.

2. Subject her children, alongside the Soludos’, to a DNA test to disprove the infidelity allegations.


“Any contrite apology must follow a personal and direct retraction of her defamatory statements,” Opara maintained. “Slander or libel made by an individual cannot be dismissed by proxy.”

The Soludo administration described the apology as nothing more than “unsubstantiated social media gossip”, insisting it will be disregarded until Ekwunife herself issues a clear, unambiguous retraction.