The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
Announcing the results on Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Awka, the Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, said Soludo secured 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 99,445 votes. Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes.
A total of 16 candidates contested the election. According to INEC, Anambra had 2,788,864 registered voters, with 598,229 accredited. The total number of votes cast was 595,298, of which 11,244 were rejected.
Soludo achieved a clean sweep, winning in all 21 local government areas of the state. Omoregie confirmed that despite some incidents leading to cancellations in a few wards in Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and Onitsha South local government areas affecting 10,481 votes the margin of lead between candidates was enough to render the cancellations inconsequential.
“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,” Omoregie said.
He added, “After collating the results as tallied into Form EC8E, it is my privilege to declare the figures each candidate scored according to their political parties. 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.”
