{"id":123691,"date":"2025-11-09T13:32:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123691"},"modified":"2025-11-09T13:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:32:39","slug":"breaking-inec-declares-soludo-anambra-governor-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-inec-declares-soludo-anambra-governor-elect\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: INEC- declares Soludo\u00a0 Anambra Governor-Elect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1848312354949020435\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1848312354949020435-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1848312354949020435-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Announcing the results at the commission\u2019s headquarters in Awka on Sunday, the Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, said Soludo secured 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 99,445 votes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes, while George Moghalu of the Labour Party and John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) garnered 10,576 and 8,208 votes respectively.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The election, held across the 21 local government areas of the state, was largely peaceful and witnessed impressive voter turnout. 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