INEC Declares Soludo Winner of Anambra Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the Anambra State governorship election, securing him a second term in office.

According to the official results announced by INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Edoba Omoregie (SAN), Soludo emerged victorious after winning in all 21 local government areas of the state. He polled a total of 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival from the All Progressives Congress (APC) who garnered 99,445 votes.

Other results showed:

YPP: 37,753 votes

LP: 10,576 votes

ADC: 8,208 votes

PDP: 1,401 votes

AA: 1,145 votes

AAC: 292 votes

ZLP: 453 votes


Professor Omoregie reported that the state had 2,788,864 registered voters, with 598,229 accredited voters participating in the election. A total of 595,298 votes were cast, of which 584,054 were valid and 11,244 were rejected.

He declared:

> “As the Returning Officer for this election, I hereby declare that Soludo Charles Chukwuma of the APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner and returned elected.”



Following the declaration, APGA’s National Chairman, Barr. Sylvester Ezeokenwa, who served as the party’s agent, expressed delight at the victory, describing it as a reflection of the people’s will.

Earlier, Ezeokenwa had praised the electoral process, noting that despite isolated cases of technical and logistical challenges, the election was largely peaceful and credible.

Speaking at his polling unit in Immaculate Parish Ward 4, he said:

> “The process has been seamless, except for a few polling units where the BVAS machines malfunctioned. INEC promptly deployed technical teams to address these issues.”


He also commended APGA’s polling agents for their dedication and INEC officials for their professionalism, adding that the party’s only demand was a free, fair, and transparent election.

On voter turnout, Ezeokenwa acknowledged that participation was relatively low, consistent with historical patterns in the state.

> “Governor Soludo encouraged people to come out and vote. Historically, Anambra records about 20 percent turnout, and this election was no different,” he said.

With his re-election, Governor Soludo is set to continue his administration’s agenda for the state under the APGA platform.