PBA ReporterFormer first lady of Anambra State, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has publicly apologised to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Ndigbo and friends of Ndigbo over the unfortunate incident that occured between her and Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Biafran leader Odumegwu Ojukwu, during Soludo’s inauguration on March 17, 2022.
Mrs Obiano equally seized the opportunity to publicly declare her interest in running for the office of Anambra North Senatorial District in 2023 general election.
The ex-governor’s wife in a letter addressed to Governor Soludo titled “A Public Apology”, stated that what happened between her and Bianca on the day of the inauguration was totally unintended and amounted to public embarrassment, adding that violence has never been in her character.
She pledged never to deliberately engage in any action meant to undermine the authority of the governor.
The letter reads, “Permit me to use this medium to humbly convey to you my sincere, heartfelt and unreserved apology for the unfortunate incident between Mrs Bianca Ojukwu and myself on Thursday, March 17, 2022, the day of your inauguration as the new Executive Governor of Anambra State in which you took over from my husband, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano.
“The incident, to say the least, was most unnecessary, unfortunate and I regret my action. It was an unintended action as violence is never in my character.
“Your Excellency, Sir, I hold your person, your ideals, the records of your great accomplishments in public service in Nigeria and beyond, as well as their concomitant collosal impacts in public policies in highest esteem.
“Without any equivocation, your achievements as a towering intellectual of national and international repute are enduring legacies and pride for the State and Ndigbo in general.
“I will therefore never deliberately engage in any activity or action to disrespect you and your Government.
“All those who know me can testify that before and throughout my eight years as the First Lady of State, I pursued peace, promoted philanthropic gestures which empowered many of our less privileged people. No excuse can therefore be tenable as justification for such public embarrassment, no matter the height of provocation.
“Equally, I wish to extend the same apology to all the important dignitaries, the people of Anambra State, as well as the entire Ndigbo for that unintended embarrassment at the occasion.
“I want to use this opportunity to pledge that I will wholeheartedly support and pray for the Government of His Excellency, Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, to excell exceedingly better than the immediate past government, even as he builds on the legacy of his predecessor, my husband, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, and take our dear State to a higher level.
“I consciously chose this medium to express my apology, goodwill, supports and prayers publicly to His Excellency, Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as a token of my full respect for him, his family and the entire Ndigbo”, Mrs Obiano stated.
On her intention to run for senate, she stated that she it was in response to the overwhelming pressure from her people to go and represent them, given her record of service to service to humanity with overall goal of putting smiles on faces of people, for a better society.
According to her, the call to serve her people came as a result of positive experiences of the people who felt the impact of her humanitarian activities as first lady of the state.
She said, “My interest to join the Senatorial race is in response to an overwhelming pressure and calls from my people to represent them in the Senate at the National Assembly, Abuja”
“As has been attested to by the good people of Anambra State, service to people, humanity and sharing love and putting smiles on sad faces are my priority in life, and I know that it is the will of God because the Bible says that God is Love.
“Therefore, having witnessed and been positively touched by my ever willing disposition to care for people, empower the poor and needy, especially women and children, particularly widows, orphans and the destitute, my people decided that I should come and serve them better in a higher capacity,” she said.
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