Prof. Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has widened his lead against rivals in the Anambra governorship election as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner in four of the five local government areas (LGAs) recently announced.
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now maintaining the lead he earlier established on the results chart.
As of press time, results from 11 local governments have been announced and formally accepted at the INEC state collation centre in Awka.
Among the four local governments won by Soludo is Aguata LGA, where three major candidates in the election all hail from. Soludo polled 9,136 votes in Aguata to defeat his other contenders.
Soludo has so far defeated his biggest rivals; Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressive Congress in 10 of the total 11 local government areas declared by INEC.
Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) won in Nnewi North LGA. Ubah polled 6,485 votes to beat the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, which polled 3,369.
Here are details of the results so far:
- Aguata Local Government
Registered Voters – 144766
Accredited Voters – 20809
APC – 4773
APGA – 9136
PDP – 3798
VALID VOTES : 19548
REJECTED VOTES: 654
TOTAL VOTE CAST: 20202
- Onitsha South
RESULT
APC: 2050
APGA: 4281
PDP: 2253
- Njikoka LGA
APC – 3216
APGA – 8803
PDP – 3409
- Orumba South LGA
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4394
PDP: 1672
- AWKA SOUTH LGA
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
PDP – 5489
- Anambra West LGA
APC 381
APGA: 4584
PDP: 313
- Anambra East LGA
APC 2034
APGA: 9746
PDP: 1380
8.. Anaocha LGA
APC – 2085
APGA – 6911
PDP – 5,108
- Dunukofia LGA
APGA-4124
APC 1991
PDP-1690
YPP-1360
- Ayamelum LGA
APGA-3424
PDP-2804
APC – 2409
- Nnewi North
APGA-3,369
PDP-1,511
YPP-6,485
APC-1,278
