Details of how Soludo won Anambra Governorship Election in 21 LGAs has emerged.
NewsOnline Nigeria had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday officially declared Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
Soludo, the incumbent governor and a 65-year-old professor, secured an emphatic victory after polling 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes.
According to the electoral commission, Soludo won across all 21 local government areas (LGAs) of the state, reaffirming APGA’s political dominance in Anambra.
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Other top contenders included Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) with 37,753 votes, George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP) with 10,576 votes, John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with 8,208 votes, and Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 1,401 votes.
INEC disclosed that out of 2,788,864 registered voters, only 598,229 were accredited for the poll. Of the 595,298 votes cast, 584,054 were valid, while 11,244 were rejected.
Interestingly, Soludo triumphed even in the LGAs of his opponents — including Aguata (his home LGA) where he scored 35,559 votes, and Nnewi South (the APC candidate’s LGA) where he recorded 17,286 votes against Ukachukwu’s 9,281 votes. His lowest margin came from Anambra West, where he polled 9,318 votes.
Below is a summary of official INEC results by LGA:
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Aguata: APGA – 35,559 | APC – 4,125
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Awka South: APGA – 27,896 | APC – 5,038
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Njikoka: APGA – 22,213 | APC – 5,687
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Onitsha North: APGA – 24,225 | APC – 4,677
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Onitsha South: APGA – 15,742 | APC – 4,156
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Ogbaru: APGA – 22,803 | APC – 3,768
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Anaocha: APGA – 20,118 | APC – 5,956
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Idemili North: APGA – 25,498 | APC – 6,383
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Idemili South: APGA – 17,224 | APC – 6,015
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Oyi: APGA – 18,882 | APC – 5,118
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Dunukofia: APGA – 14,892 | APC – 3,284
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Ekwusigo: APGA – 18,749 | APC – 2,973
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Nnewi North: APGA – 20,320 | APC – 5,441
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Nnewi South: APGA – 17,286 | APC – 9,281
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Anambra East: APGA – 14,665 | APC – 3,108
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Anambra West: APGA – 9,318 | APC – 3,428
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Ayamelum: APGA – 13,340 | APC – 7,478
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Orumba North: APGA – 24,664 | APC – 2,615
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Orumba South: APGA – 19,818 | APC – 2,828
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Awka North: APGA – 15,895 | APC – 3,661
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Ihiala: APGA – 23,557 | APC – 4,425
INEC confirmed that the election was largely peaceful, with minimal cases of cancellations due to over-voting or logistical delays.
Governor Soludo’s landslide victory cements his position as one of Anambra’s most dominant political figures and strengthens APGA’s legacy as the state’s leading political party.
