INEC Declares Soludo Winner of Anambra Guber Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, winner of the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, announced the result on Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Awka. 

Soludo polled 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 99,445 votes. 

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate, Sir Paul Chukwuma, came third with 37,753 votes.

INEC said a total of 16 political parties fielded candidates in the election. 

The state had 2,788,864 registered voters, out of which 598,229 were accredited. 

A total of 595,298 votes were cast, while 11,244 were rejected across the 21 local government areas.

Soludo, who won in all 21 local government areas of the state, secured a landslide victory to earn a second term in office.

Announcing the results, 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.”

He added, “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.”

According to INEC’s breakdown, total registered voters were 2,788,864; accredited voters, 598,229; valid votes, 584,054; rejected votes, 11,244; and total votes cast, 595,298.

The APGA candidate’s victory in all 21 local governments reaffirms his dominance in Anambra politics, four years after he was first elected as governor.