Soludo leads Anambra governorship race, wins 19 LGAs as collation nears completion

Soludo leads Anambra governorship race, wins 19 LGAs as collation nears completion

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has maintained a commanding lead in the Anambra State governorship election, securing victory in 19 local government areas so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The ongoing collation exercise is taking place at INEC’s state headquarters in Awka, following the conclusion of vote counting across most polling units in the state.

According to official results released from 19 out of the 21 local government areas, APGA has polled 389,789 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) trails with 91,592 votes. The Labour Party (LP) follows with 10,366 votes, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has 1,230 votes.

With only two local government areas yet to be collated, Soludo appears set for re-election, holding a wide margin over his closest rivals.

The State Returning Officer is presiding over the collation exercise, which will continue until all 21 LGAs are declared.

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Below are results from the 19 LGAs announced so far:

• Dunukofia LGA: APGA – 14,892 | APC – 3,284 | LP – 71 | ADC – 232 | PDP – 16
• Njikoka LGA: APGA – 22,213 | APC – 5,687 | ADC – 236 | LP – 311 | PDP – 47 | YPP – 1,661
• Awka North LGA: APGA – 15,895 | APC – 3,661 | LP – 299 | ADC – 815 | YPP – 308
• Aguata LGA: APGA – 35,559 | APC – 4,125 | LP – 124 | YPP – 2,746 | ADC – 36
• Orumba South LGA: APGA – 19,818 | APC – 2,828 | LP – 16 | YPP – 877 | ADC – 361
• Orumba North LGA: APGA – 24,664 | APC – 2,615 | LP – 131 | YPP – 1,519 | ADC – 115
• Oyi LGA: APGA – 18,882 | APC – 5,118 | LP – 3,641 | YPP – 2,093 | ADC – 167
• Anambra East LGA: APGA – 14,665 | APC – 3,108 | LP – 304 | YPP – 6,153 | PDP – 207
• Anyamelum LGA: APGA – 13,340 | APC – 7,478 | LP – 117 | YPP – 2,500 | ADC – 470
• Nnewi North LGA: APGA – 20,320 | APC – 541 | LP – 1,140 | YPP – 1,100 | ADC – 553
• Nnewi South LGA: APGA – 17,286 | APC – 9,281 | LP – 73 | YPP – 562 | ADC – 127
• Ogbaru LGA: APGA – 22,803 | APC – 3,768 | LP – 347 | YPP – 2,268 | ADC – 465
• Onitsha North LGA: APGA – 24,225 | APC – 4,677 | LP – 500 | YPP – 2,419 | ADC – 514
• Onitsha South LGA: APGA – 15,742 | APC – 4,156 | LP – 615 | YPP – 638 | ADC – 231
• Anaocha LGA: APGA – 20,118 | APC – 5,956 | LP – 483 | YPP – 1,223 | ADC – 255
• Idemili North LGA: APGA – 25,498 | APC – 638 | LP – 1,275 | YPP – 613 | ADC – 722
• Idemili South LGA: APGA – 7,224 | APC – 6,015 | LP – 276 | YPP – 476 | ADC – 213
• Ekwusigo LGA: APGA – 18,749 | APC – 2,973 | LP – 194 | YPP – 915 | ADC – 261
• Awka South LGA: APGA – 27,896 | APC – 5,038 | LP – 520 | YPP – 1,201 | ADC – 1,726

INEC officials say the final declaration will be made once results from the remaining two LGAs are collated.

Soludo leads Anambra governorship race, wins 19 LGAs as collation nears completion