By Peter Omopo | Awka
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, as the winner of the 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
Announcing the results at the INEC headquarters in Awka on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, said Soludo polled 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. The Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate, Sir Paul Chukwuma, came third with 37,753 votes.
According to INEC, 16 political parties participated in the keenly contested election. The state had 2,788,864 registered voters, out of which 598,229 were accredited. A total of 595,298 votes were cast, with 11,244 votes rejected.
Prof. Omoregie confirmed that Soludo of APGA won in all 21 local government areas of the state, securing a decisive landslide victory.
“After collating the results as tallied into Form EC8E, I, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Returning Officer for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election, hereby declare that Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, having scored the highest number of valid votes cast and satisfied all requirements of the law, is duly elected Governor of Anambra State,” Omoregie announced.
He noted that while there were isolated incidents and vote cancellations in some wards across Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and Onitsha South — affecting about 10,481 votes — the margin of victory was too wide to affect the final outcome.
The total breakdown of the results released by INEC is as follows:
- Total Registered Voters: 2,788,864
- Total Accredited Voters: 598,229
- Total Valid Votes: 584,054
- Rejected Votes: 11,244
- Total Votes Cast: 595,298
Votes by Political Parties:
- APGA – 422,664
- APC – 99,445
- YPP – 37,753
- LP – 10,576
- ADC – 8,208
- PDP – 1,401
- Others – 15,251
The election, monitored across the 21 local government areas, was largely peaceful, with reports from observers describing the process as transparent and credible.
Prof. Soludo, who also serves as the incumbent governor, cast his vote earlier in the day at Ofiyi Square, Polling Unit 002, Isuofia, in Aguata Local Government Area.
With this victory, Soludo secures a second term in office, extending APGA’s stronghold on Anambra State politics.
