Soludo graduated with a First Class Honours degree in 1984,[9] an MSc Economics in 1987, and a PhD in 1989, winning prizes for the best student at all three levels.
[15] Soludo hopes to see Nigeria become Africa's financial hub,[16] and considers microfinance important to the federal government's economic policies.
[23] However, with his perceived solid performance as CBN governor, Soludo remains a respected economic policy authority in Nigeria.
Political commentators, while urging an issue-based campaign in the 2011 election, had called on aspirants to work with respected economists like Soludo towards an acceptable economic plan.
[24] On 17 July 2013, Soludo resigned from the PDP after writing a letter to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
[25] In February 2021, Soludo officially declared his intention to run for the position of Governor of Anambra State under the banner of APGA.
[26] A month later, unidentified gunmen disrupted an interactive session between Isuofia youths and Soludo at the town's civic centre, leading to the death of three police officers.
[32] He grew up in the village of Isuofia in Aguata, Anambra State, attending Uga Boys High School, where he became senior prefect.