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

INEC announced that a total of 584,054 votes were collated across the state, with Soludo securing 422,664 votes, maintaining a decisive lead over his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. Other candidates include ADC: 8,208 votes and PDP: 1,401 votes.

State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, announced the figures after the collation exercise on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Awka.

Results:

Dunukofia LGA

APC: 3,284 | APGA: 14,892 | LP: 71 | PDP: 16

Awka North LGA

APC: 3,661 | APGA: 15,895 | LP: 299 | PDP: 203

Njikoka LGA

APC: 5,687 | APGA: 22,213 | LP: 311 | PDP: 47

Nnewi South LGA

APC: 9,281 | APGA: 17,286 | LP: 73 | PDP: 12

Nnewi North LGA

APC: 5,441 | APGA: 20,320 | LP: 1,140 | PDP: 45

Ayamelum LGA

APC: 7,478 | APGA: 13,340 | LP: 117 | PDP: 13

Anambra East LGA

APC: 3,108 | APGA: 14,665 | LP: 304 | PDP: 207

Ogbaru LGA

APC: 3,768 | APGA: 22,803 | LP: 347 | PDP: 30

Oyi LGA

APC: 5,118 | APGA: 18,882 | LP: 3,641 | PDP: 16

Orumba North LGA

APC: 2,615 | APGA: 24,664 | LP: 131 | PDP: 17

Orumba South LGA

APC: 2,828 | APGA: 19,818 | LP: 16 | PDP: 18

Aguata LGA

APC: 4,125 | APGA: 35,559 | LP: 124 | PDP: 82

Onitsha North LGA

APC: 4,677 | APGA: 24,225 | LP: 500 | PDP: 111

Onitsha South LGA

APC: 4,156 | APGA: 15,742 | LP: 615 | PDP: 73

Anaocha LGA

APC: 5,956 | APGA: 20,118 | LP: 483 | PDP: 42

Awka South LGA

APC: 5,038 | APGA: 27,896 | LP: 520 | PDP: 63

Idemili South LGA

APC: 6,015 | APGA: 17,224 | LP: 276 | PDP: 40

Ekwusigo LGA

APC: 2,973 | APGA: 18,749 | LP: 194 | PDP: 70

Idemili North LGA

APC: 6,383 | APGA: 25,498 | LP: 1,275 | PDP: 125

Ihiala LGA

APC: 4,425 | APGA: 23,557 | LP: 135 | PDP: —

Anambra West LGA

APC: 16,595 | APGA: 71,365 | YPP: 2,871 | ADC: 152