By Abiola Olawale
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as the winner of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.
The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, made this declaration after Soludo won all the 21 local government areas of the State.
Soludo polled a total of 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nicholas Ukachukwu, who scored 99,445 votes.
Announcing the results at the INEC headquarters in Awka on Sunday, 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.
“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.”
