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[BREAKING] INEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Soludo, Deputy

  • INEC has presented certificate of return to Soludo and his deputy.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission has presented the Certificate of Return to Governor-elect Professor Chukwuma Soludo and the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim for winning the Anambra State governorship election which was held on November 6.

File photo of INEC Official while presenting Certificate of return to Soludo

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Nkwachukwu Orji, presented the certificate to Soludo and Ibezim on Friday.

Charles Soludo and Nonye

The presentation took place in Awka, the Anambra State capital with his Deputy also present at the event.

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Speaking during the presentation, Orji appealed to Soludo to uphold good governance.

Soludo was the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance which is currently ruling the state with Governor Willie Obiano.

He won 19 of the 21 local governments areas including Ihiala LGA which had its own election done on Monday.

Soludo polled 112,229 votes, thereby defeating his closest rivals, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party who polled 53,807 votes, Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes and Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party who polled 21,261 votes.

He was declared winner of the election by the state Returning Officer for the election, Florence Obi, on Wednesday.

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