Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the Anambra governorship elections, winning 19 of the 21 local government areas of the state.
Announcing the outcome on Wednesday morning, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Chief Returning Officer for the poll, Professor Florence Obi, said: “Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected”.
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Valentine Ozigbo and the Young Progressives Party, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, each won a local government, while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba, was unable to win any local government in the election.
Soludo, 61, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, secured 112,229 votes, twice more than his closes rival – PDP’s Ozigbo to be returned as winner of the election.
Ozigbo had 53,807 votes while the other two frontline contenders – Uba and Ubah scored 43,285 and 21,261 votes respectively.
Breakdown of votes by the four frontline parties according to LGAs
| S/N | LGA | APC | APGA | PDP | YPP | REMARK |
| 1 | AGUATA | 4,773 | 9,136 | 3,798 | 1,070 | APGA |
| 2 | ANAMBRA EAST | 2,034 | 9,746 | 1,380 | 559 | APGA |
| 3 | ANAMBRA WEST | 1,233 | 1,918 | 1,401 | 357 | APGA |
| 4 | ANAOCHA | 2,085 | 6,911 | 5,108 | 868 | APGA |
| 5 | AWKA NORTH | 755 | 1,908 | 840 | 381 | APGA |
| 6 | AWKA SOUTH | 2,595 | 12,891 | 5,498 | 919 | APGA |
| 7 | AYAMELUM | 2,409 | 3,424 | 2,804 | 407 | APGA |
| 8 | DUNUKOFIA | 1,991 | 4,124 | 1,680 | 1,360 | APGA |
| 9 | EKWUSIGO | 1,237 | 2,570 | 1,857 | 727 | APGA |
| 10 | IDEMILI NORTH | 2,291 | 5,358 | 2,312 | 902 | APGA |
| 11 | IDEMILI SOUTH | 1,039 | 2,312 | 2,016 | 752 | APGA |
| 12 | IHIALA | 343 | 8,283 | 2,485 | 344 | APGA |
| 13 | NJIKOKA | 3,216 | 8,803 | 3,409 | 924 | APGA |
| 14 | NNEWI NORTH | 1,278 | 3,369 | 1,511 | 6,485 | YPP |
| 15 | NNEWI SOUTH | 1,307 | 3,243 | 2,226 | 1,327 | APGA |
| 16 | OGBARU | 1,178 | 3,051 | 3,445 | 484 | PDP |
| 17 | ONITSHA NORTH | 3,909 | 5,587 | 3,781 | 682 | APGA |
| 18 | ONITSHA SOUTH | 2,050 | 4,281 | 2,253 | 271 | APGA |
| 19 | ORUMBA NORTH | 2,672 | 4,787 | 1,847 | 655 | APGA |
| 20 | ORUMBA SOUTH | 2,060 | 4,394 | 1,672 | 887 | APGA |
| 21 | OYI | 2,830 | 6,133 | 2,484 | 900 | APGA |
| TOTAL | 21 LGAs | 43,285 | 112,229 | 53,807 | 21,261 | APGA |
| Total Registered Voters | 2,466,638 | |||||
| Total Accredited Voters | 253,388 | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 241,523 | |||||
| Total Rejected Votes | 8,108 | |||||
| Total Votes Cast | 249,631 |
Breakdown of votes by all 18 political parties
| S/N | PARTY | VOTES |
| 1 | A | 2,054 |
| 2 | AA | 83 |
| 3 | AAC | 588 |
| 4 | ADC | 324 |
| 5 | ADP | 773 |
| 6 | APC | 43,285 |
| 7 | APGA | 112,229 (WINNER) |
| 8 | APM | 301 |
| 9 | APP | 139 |
| 10 | BP | 186 |
| 11 | LP | 2,802 |
| 12 | NNPP | 117 |
| 13 | NRM | 213 |
| 14 | PDP | 53,807 |
| 15 | PRP | 437 |
| 16 | SDP | 842 |
| 17 | YPP | 21,261 |
| 18 | ZLP | 2,082 |
| Total Registered Voters | 2,466,638 | |
| Total Accredited Voters | 253,388 | |
| Total Valid Votes | 241,523 | |
| Total Rejected Votes | 8,108 | |
| Total Votes Cast | 249,631 |
