The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pronounced former CBN governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo the winner of the 2021 Anambra gubernatorial polls.
Mr Soludo, a candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was declared winner on Wednesday November 10, by the returning officer, Professor Florence Obi.
He polled a total of 112,229 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 53,807.
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Andy Uba got a total of 43,285 votes to occupy the 3rd spot while Senator Ifeanyi Uba of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) occupied the 4th position wiy score card with 21,261 votes.
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According to Ms Obi, the vice chancellor of the University of Calabar, Soludo won in 19 out of the 21 Local Government areas of the State.
They include; Dunukofia, Awka South, Oyi, Anaocha, Ayamelum, Anambra East, Idemili South and Onitsha South, Njikoka, Orumba South, Onitsha North, Idemili North, Ekwusigo, Aguata, Nnewi South, Orumba North and Ihiala Local Government Areas.
The PDP candidate won in Ogbaru with 3,445 votes, APGA scored second while APC came third in the same council.
“Prof. Chukwuma Soludo having scored the highest number of valid votes was declared winner of the election,” Ms Obi declared as she returned Mr Soludo in the early hours of Wednesday.
Ms Obi said that total number of valid votes was 241,523, while 8,108 were void.
