Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has been declared the winner of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, announced the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Awka in the early hours of Sunday.
According to INEC, Soludo, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), secured a total of 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 99,445 votes. The Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate, Sir Paul Chukwuma, came a distant third with 37,753 votes.
In what many have described as a resounding endorsement of his leadership and the APGA structure in the state, Soludo swept all 21 local government areas of Anambra in a clean sweep.
A total of 16 candidates contested the keenly watched election. INEC records show that Anambra has 2,788,864 registered voters, out of which 598,229 were accredited for the poll. 595,298 votes were cast in total, while 11,244 votes were rejected across the state’s 21 local government areas.
Announcing the results at the INEC headquarters in Awka on Sunday, 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.”
Breakdown of results:
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:
A – 224
AA – 1,145
AAC – 292
ADC – 8,208
APC – 99,445
APGA – 422,664
APM – 892
APP – 73
BP – 126
LP – 10,576
NNPP – 525
NRM – 36
PDP – 1,401
SDP – 241
YPP – 37,753
ZLP – 453
