On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, women of Anambra State converged to endorse Governor Chukwuma Soludo for a second term.
The endorsement came at the 2025 Anambra State Women Summit, convened by the state Women Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Esther Onyekesi.
The event was was held at APGA’s South-East Regional Office in Awka, with the theme ‘Together We Rise: Achieving the Best Through Women’.
The event was attended by the state Chairman of APGA, Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, former Commissioner for Women Affairs, Ndidi Mezue, and party supporters.
No fewer than 2,000 women groups across the 179 communities in Anambra State graced the event to endorsed Governor Soludo for a second term ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election.
Speaking at the event, APGA’s women leader, Onyekesi, said the women, drawn from various backgrounds and political affiliations, were backing Soludo to enable him to complete his development projects across the state.
She said the women were adopting Governor Chukwuma Soludo as their sole candidate because of his achievements in just two years and 11 months in office.
She said Soludo had done tremendously well in all sectors, especially in health and security.
Today, every pregnant woman in Anambra State, regardless of tribe or religion, receives free antenatal care in government hospitals.
Onyekesi said their children enjoy free education and that insecurity had reduced significantly.
She also said their youths were currently benefiting from the One Youth, Two Skills programme, which provides them with free training and empowerment.
Onyekesi urged other governorship aspirants to step down for Soludo, saying his Vision 2070 of making Anambra a clean, green, peaceful, and prosperous state should be allowed to materialize.
Speaking at the event, Anambra State’s first lady, Nonye Soludo, described the administration’s strides in women empowerment as phenomenal, noting that it had significantly improved the lives of women in the state.
She thanked the women for their support and assured them that the administration would remain committed to advancing their welfare.
She added, “The turnout at this summit speaks volumes about your approval of my husband’s development agenda. Women are nation builders, and we will continue to prioritise policies that uplift you.”