Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday morning, declared incumbent Governor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance winner of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State.
INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof Edoma Omoregie,
made the declaration at the commission’s collation centre in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday morning.
The results showed that while Soludo polled 422,664 votes, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress, trailed with 99,445 votes.
Labour Party’s George Moghalu 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.
Here’s the breakdown of the 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
