The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra state.
Prof Edoma Omoregie, Returning Officer of the election, made the declaration at the INEC collation centre in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday morning.
According to the result, Soludo polled 422,664 votes while Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress, trailed with 99,445 votes.
George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP) placed third with 10,576 votes, while Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 1401 votes to come in at a distant fourth.
“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,” the returning officer said.
