BREAKING: INEC declares Soludo winner of Anambra Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo the winner of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.

The Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Edogah Omoregie, announced the results at the INEC headquarters in Awka on Sunday, November 9.

Governor Soludo, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), secured 422,664 votes, placing him well ahead of his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes.

Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes, while George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP) received 10,576 votes. John Nwosu, representing the African Democratic Congress (ADC), finished with 8,208 votes.

With this victory, Governor Soludo has earned a fresh mandate to continue leading Anambra State under the APGA banner.