The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally declared Governor Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State.
Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, announced this at the commission’s headquarters in Awka on Sunday.
Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) scored 422,664 votes to to win the election, with his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) securing 99,445 votes to come second.
The candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Paul Chukwuma, secured 37,753 votes.
Also the Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu scored 10,576 votes, and the candidate of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) John Nwosu,polled 8,208 votes.
