Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) running for a second term, has overwhelmingly won the Anambra State governorship election conducted on Saturday.
Soludo, who was the favourite to win the election, defeated 15 other candidates, including Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. George Moughalu of the Labour Party (LP), John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).
At about 7:30 am on Sunday, the announcement by the state Returning Officer, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, who is the Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, announced that Soludo polled 422,664 votes across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state to defeat his main challenger, APC’s Ukachukwu, who got 99,445 votes, while Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party received 37,753 votes
By the victory, Soludo joins Mr. Peter Obi (2006 to 2014), and Chief Willie Obiano 2014 to 2022) as the governors on APGA’s ticket to have won re-election in the state.
The result marks a clean sweep for the incumbent governor, who won in all 21 LGAs declared by INEC.
RESULTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA:
Dunukofia LGA
APC: 3,284 | APGA: 14,892 | LP: 71 | PDP: 16
Awka North LGA
APC: 3,661 | APGA: 15,895 | LP: 299 | PDP: 203
Njikoka LGA
APC: 5,687 | APGA: 22,213 | LP: 311 | PDP: 47
Nnewi South LGA
APC: 9,281 | APGA: 17,286 | LP: 73 | PDP: 12
Nnewi North LGA
APC: 5,441 | APGA: 20,320 | LP: 1,140 | PDP: 45
Ayamelum LGA
APC: 7,478 | APGA: 13,340 | LP: 117 | PDP: 13
Anambra East LGA
APC: 3,108 | APGA: 14,665 | LP: 304 | PDP: 207
Ogbaru LGA
APC: 3,768 | APGA: 22,803 | LP: 347 | PDP: 30
Oyi LGA
APC: 5,118 | APGA: 18,882 | LP: 3,641 | PDP: 16
Orumba North LGA
APC: 2,615 | APGA: 24,664 | LP: 131 | PDP: 17
Orumba South LGA
APC: 2,828 | APGA: 19,818 | LP: 16 | PDP: 18
Aguata LGA
APC: 4,125 | APGA: 35,559 | LP: 124 | PDP: 82
Onitsha North LGA
APC: 4,677 | APGA: 24,225 | LP: 500 | PDP: 111
Onitsha South LGA
APC: 4,156 | APGA: 15,742 | LP: 615 | PDP: 73
Anaocha LGA
APC: 5,956 | APGA: 20,118 | LP: 483 | PDP: 42
Awka South LGA
APC: 5,038 | APGA: 27,896 | LP: 520 | PDP: 63
Idemili South LGA
APC: 6,015 | APGA: 17,224 | LP: 276 | PDP: 40
Ekwusigo LGA
APC: 2,973 | APGA: 18,749 | LP: 194 | PDP: 70
Idemili North LGA
APC: 6,383 | APGA: 25,498 | LP: 1,275 | PDP: 125
Ihiala LGA
APC: 4,425 | APGA: 23,557 | LP: 135 | PDP: —
Anambra West LGA
APC: 16,595 | APGA: 71,365 | YPP: 2,871 | ADC: 152
