The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as the winner of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State.
Soludo’s victory was announced on Sunday, following the collation exercise, which took place at the commission’s headquarters in Awka.
According to the electoral commission, Soludo, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, polled 422,664 votes to emerge the winner of the election, with his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scoring 99,445 votes to come second.
Paul Chukwuma, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) secured 37,753 votes.
While the Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu scored 10,576 votes, John Nwosu, the candidate of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 8,208 votes.