- Soludo Re-Elected As Governor, Wins All 21 LGAs In Anambra State
- APGA candidate sweeps all 21 local government areas.
- INEC declares the election peaceful and transparent.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as the winner of the 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Returning Officer, Professor Florence Obi, made the announcement early Sunday at the INEC Collation Centre in Awka, the state capital. According to the final results, a total of 584,054 votes were collated, with Soludo securing 422,664 votes to win by a wide margin.
His closest challenger, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 99,445 votes, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) recorded 8,208 votes and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed 1,401 votes.
The full results by local government areas are as follows:
Dunukofia LGA
APC: 3,284 | APGA: 14,892 | LP: 71 | PDP: 16
Awka North LGA
APC: 3,661 | APGA: 15,895 | LP: 299 | PDP: 203
Njikoka LGA
APC: 5,687 | APGA: 22,213 | LP: 311 | PDP: 47
Nnewi South LGA
APC: 9,281 | APGA: 17,286 | LP: 73 | PDP: 12
Nnewi North LGA
APC: 5,441 | APGA: 20,320 | LP: 1,140 | PDP: 45
Ayamelum LGA
APC: 7,478 | APGA: 13,340 | LP: 117 | PDP: 13
Anambra East LGA
APC: 3,108 | APGA: 14,665 | LP: 304 | PDP: 207
Ogbaru LGA
APC: 3,768 | APGA: 22,803 | LP: 347 | PDP: 30
Oyi LGA
APC: 5,118 | APGA: 18,882 | LP: 3,641 | PDP: 16
Orumba North LGA
APC: 2,615 | APGA: 24,664 | LP: 131 | PDP: 17
Orumba South LGA
APC: 2,828 | APGA: 19,818 | LP: 16 | PDP: 18
Aguata LGA
APC: 4,125 | APGA: 35,559 | LP: 124 | PDP: 82
Onitsha North LGA
APC: 4,677 | APGA: 24,225 | LP: 500 | PDP: 111
Onitsha South LGA
APC: 4,156 | APGA: 15,742 | LP: 615 | PDP: 73
Anaocha LGA
APC: 5,956 | APGA: 20,118 | LP: 483 | PDP: 42
Awka South LGA
APC: 5,038 | APGA: 27,896 | LP: 520 | PDP: 63
Idemili South LGA
APC: 6,015 | APGA: 17,224 | LP: 276 | PDP: 40
Ekwusigo LGA
APC: 2,973 | APGA: 18,749 | LP: 194 | PDP: 70
Idemili North LGA
APC: 6,383 | APGA: 25,498 | LP: 1,275 | PDP: 125
Ihiala LGA
APC: 4,425 | APGA: 23,557 | LP: 135 | PDP: 0
Anambra West LGA
APC: 16,595 | APGA: 71,365 | YPP: 2,871 | ADC: 152
Soludo’s victory marks a decisive second term for the incumbent governor and reaffirms APGA’s political dominance in the state. INEC described the election as peaceful and transparent, adding that no major incidents of violence or vote-buying were recorded.
Supporters across Awka and other major towns celebrated the result, describing it as a reflection of the people’s confidence in Soludo’s administration. The governor-elect is expected to receive his certificate of return later this week at the INEC headquarters in Awka.
