Official Results: Soludo Gallops Ahead Of Rivals, Wins Six Anambra LGAs

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Early results on Sunday show Professor Charles Soludo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra election has established a massive lead ahead of his main rivals in the poll as he won in six Local Government Areas in the Southeast state.

According to election results declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Soludo emerged victorious in Njikoka, Orumba South, Anaocha, Awka South, Onitsha South and Anambra East.

Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently trailing the APGA’s candidate, while many of the remaining 15 candidates on the ballot have simply dissappeared into thin air, election results showed.

Anambra has 21 LGAs and results from 15 LGAs are still being awaited amid a continuation of the voting exercise today in areas where hitches were experienced Saturday.

  • Here’s the INEC’s official results:

NJIKOKA
APC – 3,216
APGA – 8,803
PDP – 3,409
YPP – 924

Orumba South
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4,394
PDP: 1,672
YPP: 887

AWKA SOUTH
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
PDP – 5489

Onitsha South LG
APC – 2050
APGA – 4281
PDP – 2253

Anambra East LGA.
APC 381
APGA: 4584
PDP: 313

Anaocha LGA
APC – 2085
APGA – 6911
PDP – 5,108

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