Soludo wins Anambra governorship election

Incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo has been re-elected as the Governor of Anambra State following the declaration of results from all 21 local government areas (LGAs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to INEC, a total of 584,054 votes were recorded across the state on Saturday, November 8. Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), secured a commanding victory with 422,664 votes, far ahead of his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 99,445 votes. Other results include ADC: 8,208 votes and PDP: 1,401 votes.

State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, announced the figures after the collation exercise on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Awka.

See the full result by LGA below.

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