Just In! LP’s George Moghalu Loses Own Polling Unit to Soludo as Results Trickle in

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By Abiola Olawale

In an early sign of the hotly contested Anambra governorship election’s direction, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and incumbent Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has secured a victory at the polling unit of Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Dr. George Moghalu, as initial results begin to surface.

The New Diplomat reports that this comes after voting was concluded at Moghalu’s polling unit in Uruagu ward 1, Nnewi North LGA.

At polling unit 017, which has 463 registered voters, only 86 were accredited for the November 8 governorship election.

Chukwuma Soludo, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, led the unit with 57 votes, while Moghalu of the LP polled 22 votes.

More to come soon…

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