Anambra Decides, Ex-CBN Governor Professor Chukwuma Soludo Declared Winner Of The Governorship Election In Anambra State

In the early hours of Wednesday 10th November 2021, INEC announces Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as winner of the 2021 Anambra Governorship  election.

The returning officer of the Anambra Governorship Election Professor Florence Obi announced the result at INEC office in Awka Anambra State.

“That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected” the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar said.

Anambra State governor elect Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba was unable to win any local government in the election.

Soludo 61, got 112,229 votes, twice more than his close rival PDP’s Ozigbo, who got 53,807 votes while the other two frontline contenders, Uba of APC and Ubah of YPP scored 43,285 and 21,261 votes respectively.

Official INEC results for 2021 Anambra gubernatorial election of  the four top scoring political parties .
(1) Dunukofia LGA
APC 1991
APGA 4124
PDP 1680
YPP 1360

(2) Awka South LGA
APC 2595
APGA 12,891
PDP 5498
YPP 919

(3) Oyi LGA
APC 2830
APGA 6133
PDP 2484
YPP 900

(4) Ayamelum LGA
APC 2409
APGA 3424
PDP 2804
YPP 407

(5) Anaocha LGA
APC 2085
APGA 6911
PDP 5108
YPP 868

(6) Anambra East LGA
APC 2034
APGA 9747
PDP 1380
YPP 559

(7) Idemili South LGA
APC 1039
APGA 2312
PDP 2016
YPP 752

(8) Onitsha South LGA
APC 2050
APGA 4281
PDP 2253
YPP 271

(9) Njikoka LGA
APC 3216
APGA 8803
PDP 3409
YPP 924

(10) Nnewi North LGA
APC 1278
APGA 3369
PDP 1511
YPP 6485

(11) Orumba South LGA
APC 2060
APGA 4394
PDP 1672
YPP 887

(12) Ogbaru LGA
APC 1178
APGA 3051
PDP 3445
YPP 484

(13) Onitsha North LGA
APC 3909
APGA 5587
PDP 3781
YPP 682

(14) Aguata LGA
APC 4773
APGA 9136
PDP 3798
YPP 1070

(15) Ihiala LGA
APC 343
APGA 8283
PDP 2485
YPP 344

(16) Idemili North LGA
APC 2291
APGA 5358
PDP 2312
YPP 902

(17)  Ekwusigo LGA
APC 1237
APGA 2570
PDP 1857
YPP 727

(18)  Nnewi South LGA
APC 1307
APGA 3243
PDP 2226
YPP 1327

(19) Orumba North LGA
APC – 2672
APGA-4787
PDP – 1847
YPP- 655

(20) Awka North LGA
APC 755
APGA 1908
PDP 840
YPP 381

(21) Anambra West LGA
APC 1233
APGA 1918
PDP 1401
YPP 357

Conclusion,

Total results from the 21 LGAs collated for all the political parties.
(1) APC:43,285
(2) APGA:112,229
(3) PDP:53,807
(4) YPP:21,261
(5) A: 2,054
(6) AA: 83
(7) AAC: 588
(8) ADC: 324
(9) ADP: 773
(10) APN: 301
(11) APP: 139
(12) BP: 186
(13) LP: 2,802
(14) NNPP: 117
(15) NRM: 213
(16) SDP: 842
(17) ZLP: 2,082
(18) PRP: 437

NOTES

(1) APGA won 19 out of 21 local governments.
(2) PDP won 1 local government.
(3) YPP won 1 local government.
(4) Total number of registered voters 2,246,663.8
(5) Total number of accredited voters 253,388
(6) Total number of valid votes 241,523
(7) Total number of rejected votes 8,108
(8) Total number of votes cast 249,631