Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has been declared winner of yesterday’s governorship election in the South-East Nigeria state.
This followed the announcement of results from all 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC announced that a total of 584,054 votes were collated across the state, with Soludo securing 422,664 votes, maintaining a decisive lead over his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. Other candidates include ADC: 8,208 votes and PDP: 1,401 votes.
State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Edogah Omoregie, announced the figures after the collation exercise today at the commission’s headquarters in Awka, the state capital.
*PHOTO CAPTION: Soludo rejoicing.
