Soludo Clinches Victory in Anambra Governorship Election

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Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has emerged victorious in the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election, INEC Returning Officer Prof. Edoba Omoregie announced.

Soludo secured a total of 422,664 votes, overwhelmingly defeating his closest contender, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes. A total of 16 candidates from different political parties participated in the election.

According to INEC, out of 2,788,864 registered voters in the state, 598,229 were accredited, and 595,298 votes were cast. Of these, 11,244 votes were rejected across all 21 local government areas. Soludo won in every LGA, marking a decisive and comprehensive victory.

At the INEC headquarters in Awka, Prof. Omoregie said: “The number of registered voters was 2,788,864, while accredited voters were 598,229. The total valid votes stood at 584,054, rejected votes were 11,244, and the total votes cast amounted to 595,298.”

He added, “After collating the results as tallied into Form EC8E, it is now my privilege to declare the figures each candidate scored according to their political parties. There were a few areas affected by incidents, leading to cancellations in some wards across Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and Onitsha South LGAs, amounting to 10,481 affected votes. However, the margin of lead between the top candidates did not affect the overall outcome of the election.

“I, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Returning Officer for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election, hereby declare that the election was peaceful. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, having scored 422,664 votes — the highest number of valid votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of the law — is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”

Election figures:

• Registered voters: 2,788,864

• Accredited voters: 598,229

• Total votes cast: 595,298

• Valid votes: 584,054

• Rejected votes: 11,244

Votes by party:

• APGA – 422,664

• APC – 99,445

• YPP – 37,753

• LP – 10,576

• ADC – 8,208