The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, winner of the Saturday governorship election in Anambra State.
Announcing the result at the INEC headquarters in Awka, the Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, said Soludo polled a total of 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 99,445 votes.
The candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Sir Paul Chukwuma, came third with 37,753 votes.
INEC disclosed that 16 candidates from various political parties contested the election.
Out of 2,788,864 registered voters in the state, 598,229 were accredited, while 595,298 votes were cast. The commission also recorded 11,244 rejected votes across the 21 local government areas.
According to the results announced, Soludo of APGA won all 21 local government areas of the state in a landslide victory.
He said: “After collating the results as tallied into Form EC8E, it is now my privilege to declare the figures each candidate scored according to their political parties.
“There were a few areas affected by incidents, leading to cancellations in some wards across Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and Onitsha South LGAs, amounting to 10,481 affected votes.
“However, the margin of lead between the top candidates did not affect the overall outcome of the election.
“I, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Returning Officer for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election, hereby declare that the election was peaceful.
“Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, having scored 422,664 votes, the highest number of valid votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Breakdown of results:
Total registered voters: 2,788,864
Total accredited voters: 598,229
Total valid votes: 584,054
Rejected votes: 11,244
Total votes cast: 595,298
Votes by political parties:
A – 224
AA – 1,145
AAC – 292
ADC – 8,208
APC – 99,445
APGA – 422,664
APM – 892
APP – 73
BP – 126
LP – 10,576
NNPP – 525
NRM – 36
PDP – 1,401
SDP – 241
YPP – 37,753
ZLP – 453
(Punch)
