By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the Anambra governorship election by a landslide, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC’s Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie declared Soludo winner of the election, having polled majority votes and satisfied the requirement of the law.
According to results announced by INEC, from the 21 local governments, APGA secured 422, 664 votes, leaving its closest rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC), far behind with APC, 99445 votes.
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes while the Labour Party (LP) came fourth with 10,576 votes.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) came fifth with 8,208 and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recording a dismal 1,401 votes to come sixth.
A breakdown of the results shows that Soludo dominated across the state’s three senatorial districts. In Dunukofia Local Government, APGA polled 14,892 votes, while APC scored 3,284, LP had 71, and PDP managed 16. In Njikoka, APGA led with 22,213 votes, APC got 5,687, LP recorded 311, and PDP secured 47.
The trend continued in Awka North, where APGA amassed 15,895 votes against APC’s 3,661. In Soludo’s home area, Aguata Local Government, APGA recorded a landslide 35,559 votes, followed by APC’s 4,125 and YPP’s 2,746. Orumba South and Orumba North also went to APGA with 19,818 and 24,664 votes respectively, leaving APC far behind with 2,828 and 2,615 votes.
In Oyi Local Government, APGA scored 18,882 votes, APC 5,118, and LP 3,641, while Anambra East gave APGA 14,665 votes, with APC trailing at 3,108 and YPP polling 6,153. Anyamelum followed the same pattern with APGA at 13,340 votes against APC’s 7,478.
The pattern of dominance was replicated across other LGAs:
Nnewi North: APGA 20,320; APC 541
Nnewi South: APGA 17,286; APC 9,281
Ogbaru: APGA 22,803; APC 3,768
Onitsha North: APGA 24,225; APC 4,677
Onitsha South: APGA 15,742; APC 4,156
Anaocha: APGA 20,118; APC 5,956
Idemili North: APGA 25,498; APC 638
Idemili South: APGA 7,224; APC 6,015
Ekwusigo: APGA 18,749; APC 2,973
Awka South: APGA 27,896; APC 5,038
From the figures, APGA’s lead is consistent and overwhelming, with Soludo winning by wide margins in every LGA announced. In some areas, such as Idemili North and Nnewi North, the gap between APGA and APC exceeded 20,000 votes. Even in LGAs where the APC showed some strength, like Nnewi South and Anyamelum, Soludo maintained a comfortable advantage.
The outcome reflects a strong endorsement of Soludo’s administration and the continuing influence of APGA in Anambra politics. Since taking office, Soludo has focused on infrastructure renewal, youth empowerment, and local economic development, which appear to have resonated with voters across the state.
See Final results below
Registered voters: 2,788,864 Accredited voters: 598,229 21 LGAs – 224 AA- 1,145 AAC- 292 ADC- 8208 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
Total valid votes: 584,054 Rejected votes: 11,244 Total Votes cast: 595,298