UPDATED: Soludo clinches second term in Anambra after landslide victory

Chukwuma Soludo, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has won his way back to the Anambra Government House, beating his opponents by a landslide.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in early hours of Sunday announced final results from 5,718 polling units across Anambra state in the Saturday concluded election.

Prof Edoba Omoregie, the State Collation Officer, and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, announced the results from the 21 local government areas of the state that Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA beat his opponents to secure victory.

INEC announces

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.

Announcing the results early Sunday at the INEC collation centre in Awka, the State Returning Officer, Florence Obi, said Soludo scored 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 99,445 votes.

Valentine Ozigbo, Labour Party candidate, followed with 42,210 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Uche Ekwunife, garnered 18,765 votes.

Obi declared: “That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, is hereby declared winner and returned elected as the Governor of Anambra State.”

The former Central Bank Governor clinched victory in all 21 local government areas of the state, consolidating his hold as one of the most dominant political figures in Anambra politics.

The election, which observers described as largely peaceful and orderly, recorded relatively low voter turnout compared to the 2021 exercise. Civil society groups, including Yiaga Africa and the Situation Room, commended the smooth deployment of election materials but noted isolated incidents of vote buying and delayed commencement in some polling units.

Soludo’s re-election marks his second consecutive term in office, affirming the popularity of the APGA-led administration in the state.

In his acceptance speech at the Government House, Awka, the governor dedicated his victory to the people of Anambra and promised to sustain reforms in education, infrastructure, and economic development.

“This victory is a call for deeper service and renewed commitment to the transformation of our beloved state,” Soludo said. “Together, we shall continue to make Anambra the light of the nation.”

The Anambra governorship election was contested by 18 political parties, though the race was largely seen as a four-horse contest among APGA, APC, LP, and PDP.

Political analysts say Soludo’s landslide victory could strengthen APGA’s position ahead of the 2027 general elections and reinforce its identity as Nigeria’s foremost regional party.

The results in a glance:

DUNUKOFIA:

Total Votes Cast 21386,
Total Valid Votes 21102
Rejected votes 284

ADC 232
APC3,284
APGA14892
LP 71
PDP16
YPP2541

NJIKOKA

NRV 119605
NAV 30907
Tvv 30257
Tvc 30786

ADC 236
APC 5687
APGA 22213
LP 311
PDP 47
YPP 1661

AWKA NORTH

NRV 84105
NAV 21783
TVV 21291
RV 461
TVC 21752

ADC 815
APC 3661
APGA 15895
LP 299
PDP 203
YPP 308

AGUATA

NRV 154687
NAV 43714
TVV 43068
RV 620
TVC 43688

ADC 301
APC 4125
APGA 35559
LP 124
PDP 82
YPP 2746

ORUMBA SOUTH

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NRV 88701
NAV 24274
TVV 24001
RV 261
TVC 24262

ADC 361
APC 2828
APGA 19818
LP 16
PDP 18
YPP 877

ORUMBA NORTH

NRV 102817
NAV 29565
TVV 29135
RV 371
TVC 29506

ADC 115
APC 2615
APGA 24664
LP 131
PDP 17
YPP 1519

OYI

NRV 114439
NAV 30855
TVV 30050
RV 786
TVC 30836

ADC 167
APC 5118
APGA 18882
LP 3641
PDP 16
YPP 2093

ANAMBRA EAST 15 wards

NRV 108643
NAV 25431
TVV 24765
TRV 578
TVC 25343

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