Charles Soludo: 10 Important Facts about the Newly Sworn-In Governor of Anambra StateAwka, Anambra state - Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo was on Thursday, March 17, sworn-in as the new governor of Anambra state after winning the November 6 Anambra governorship election. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Beyond being a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), there are many other things to know about the economics scholar who has now succeeded Willie Obiano as the governor of Anambra state. Here are 10 more facts you might not know about the Anambra state's governor-elect. Soludo (born July 28, 1960, in Isuofia- Aguata, LGA, Anambra state) studied Economics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He bagged B.Sc (First Class Hons) in 1984. PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Recommended for you Supreme Court vs FG: Strike looms as NLC issues fresh ultimatum to FG, Buha... For his National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC), he served between 1984 and 1985 at the Department of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife. For his first degree, the former CBN governor clinched the Departmental and Faculty prizes as best graduating student. The new Anambra governor also bagged his PhD (1989) Econometrics/Monetary Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and won the Vice-Chancellor’s award. Though he is known as a public policy expert and politician, Soludo spent 15 years working as a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka ((February 1988- July 2003). As an academic, Soludo has authored over 82 scholarly publications, over 220 conference papers and technical reports and authored, co-authored or edited many books. Soludo also worked as a consultant for the African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan, The World Bank, Washington DC, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC, and so on. Recommended for you Kirikiri inmate gets access to phone, threatens innocent people, Osinbajo’s... Soludo was ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Chief Economic Adviser from July 2003 to May 2004. In 2019, he was also named a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic Advisory Council. This is not the first time Soludo sought to be the governor of Anambra. In 2010, he contested in the Anambra state governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lost to Peter Obi of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Well, this will leave many people surprised. In an interview published by The Guardian in 2016, Soludo said he was a very good footballer but had to “literally hide to play football.” He said: Recommended for you INEC chairman releases list of states where governorship elections will not... One of Soludo’s children, Ozonna, is a musician. In the previously referenced interview, Soludo spoke about his son’s choice and why he allowed him to venture into the music industry. Asked if he was at home with Ozonna’s choice of career, the renowned economist said: Soludo said his son’s music is “inspiring, timeless and beyond borders!”. Recommended for you “You think say you wise”: Burna Boy teases his sister, reveals her age duri... While Professor Soludo maintains a public/popular profile, his wife, Nonyelum Frances Soludo, the potential First Lady of Anambra state, maintains a relatively unpopular profile. Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the governorship candidate of APGA, Professor Soludo, was very confident he would win the Anambra state governorship election. Speaking with journalists on Saturday, November 6, after casting his vote at his polling unit in Aguata LGA of Anambra state, Soludo said even if only 100 people vote in the election, he would win. He stated: Source: Legit.ng Awka, Anambra state - Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo was on Thursday, March 17, sworn-in as the new governor of Anambra state after winning the November 6 Anambra governorship election. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Legit.ng “The pressure was for you to go to school, get a job and help your parents to train your younger ones. Football or music was considered “useless” as most people could not imagine how people could earn sustainable livelihood from any of them. Not anymore!” “Sure! I am very much at home with it and I fully support him. Don’t forget, it is his life, not mine. I made my choice and live with it—for better or for worse. He has chosen his, and my job is simply to support and pray for him. I often find it funny when people ask me: “why did you allow him to go into music?” I often answer by retorting: ‘Is it for me to choose or for him to choose his career?’” “Today, I was very upbeat and optimistic. I know that APGA is Anambra and Anambra is APGA. Even if only a 100 people vote within the state, we will still win."