BREAKING: INEC Declares Soludo Winner of Anambra Governorship Election
On
November 9, 2025, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
officially declared Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as the winner of the Anambra State
governorship election held on Saturday, November 8.
The announcement was made by the Returning Officer, Professor Edoba Omoregie, at the INEC headquarters in Awka.
Soludo
secured a resounding victory, polling a total of 422,664 votes. His closest
rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), garnered
99,445 votes, while Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP)
came third with 37,753 votes.
The
election featured 16 candidates from various political parties, with a total of
2,788,864 registered voters in the state. Of these, 598,229 were accredited to
vote, and 595,298 votes were cast. INEC reported that 584,054 of these were
valid, while 11,244 were rejected.
Soludo’s
victory was emphatic, as he won in all 21 local government areas of Anambra
State, marking a landslide triumph. Despite minor incidents that led to vote
cancellations in some wards across Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and
Onitsha South, affecting 10,481 votes, INEC confirmed that these did not alter
the overall outcome of the election.
In his declaration, Professor Omoregie stated that the election was peaceful and that Soludo had met all legal requirements to be returned elected.
The breakdown of
votes by party showed APGA’s dominance, with other parties such as the Labour
Party (LP) receiving 10,576 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 1,401
votes, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) 8,208 votes, among others.
Soludo, a
former Central Bank Governor and respected economist, cast his vote at Ofiyi
Square, 002, Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area. His victory reinforces
APGA’s stronghold in Anambra politics and sets the stage for his continued
leadership in the state.
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