The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Governor Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State.
The Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Edoba Omoregie, announced the result on Sunday.
Omoregie said Soludo polled 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicholas Ukachukwu, who scored 99,445 votes, while the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Sir Paul Chukwuma, had 37,753 votes to come third.
Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), won in all 21 local government areas of the state.
Omoregie said: “The number of registered voters was 2,788,864, while accredited voters were 598,229.
“The total valid votes stood at 584,054, rejected votes were 11,244, and the total votes cast amounted to 595,298.
“After collating the results as tallied into Form EC8E, it is now my privilege to declare the figures each candidate scored according to their political parties.
“There were a few areas affected by incidents, leading to cancellations in some wards across Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and Onitsha South LGAs, amounting to 10,481 affected votes.
“However, the margin of lead between the top candidates did not affect the overall outcome of the election.
“I, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Returning Officer for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election, hereby declare that the election was peaceful. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, having scored 422,664 votes — the highest number of valid votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of the law — is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Breakdown of results
Total registered voters: 2,788,864
Total accredited voters: 598,229
Total valid votes: 584,054
Rejected votes: 11,244
Total votes cast: 595,298
Votes by political parties:
A: 224
AA: 1,145
AAC – 292
ADC: 8,208
APC: 99,445
APGA: 422,664
APM: 892
APP: 73
BP: 126
LP: 10,576
NNPP: 525
NRM: 36
PDP: 1,401
SDP: 241
YPP: 37,753
ZLP: 453.
Results by LGAs
Ihiala LGA
APC: 4,425
APGA: 23,557
LP: 135
Anambra West LGA
APC: 16,595
APGA: 71,365
YPP: 2,871
ADC: 152
Dunukofia LGA
APGA: 14,892
APC: 3,284
LP: 71
ADC: 232
PDP: 16
Njikoka LGA
APGA: 22,213
APC: 5,687
ADC: 236
LP: 311
PDP: 47
YPP: 1,661
Awka North LGA
APGA: 15,895
APC: 3,661
LP: 299
ADC: 815
YPP: 308
Aguata LGA
APGA: 35,559
APC: 4,125
LP: 124
YPP: 2,746
ADC: 36
Orumba South LGA
APGA: 19,818
APC: 2,828
LP: 16
YPP: 877
ADC: 361
Orumba North LGA
APGA: 24,664
APC: 2,615
LP: 131
YPP: 1,519
ADC: 115
Oyi LGA
APGA: 18,882
APC: 5,118
LP: 3,641
YPP: 2,093
ADC: 167
Anambra East LGA
APGA: 14,665
APC: 3,108
LP: 304
YPP: 6,153
PDP: 207
Anyamelum LGA
APGA: 13,340
APC: 7,478
LP: 117
YPP: 2,500
ADC: 470
Nnewi North LGA
APGA: 20,320
APC: 541
LP: 1,140
YPP: 1,100
ADC: 553
Nnewi South LGA
APGA: 17,286
APC: 9,281
LP: 73
YPP: 562
ADC: 127
Ogbaru LGA
APGA: 22,803
APC: 3,768
LP: 347
YPP: 2,268
ADC: 465
Onitsha North LGA
APGA: 24,225
APC: 4,677
LP: 500
YPP: 2,419
ADC: 514
Onitsha South LGA
APGA: 15,742
APC: 4,156
LP: 615
YPP: 638
ADC: 231
Anaocha LGA
APGA: 20,118
APC: 5,956
LP: 483
YPP: 1,223
ADC: 255
Idemili North LGA
APGA: 25,498
APC: 638
LP: 1,275
YPP: 613
ADC: 722
Idemili South LGA
APGA: 7,224
APC: 6,015
LP: 276
YPP: 476
ADC: 213
Ekwusigo LGA
APGA: 18,749
APC: 2,973
LP: 194
YPP: 915
ADC: 261
Awka South LGA
APGA: 27,896
APC: 5,038
LP: 520
YPP: 1,201
ADC: 1,726.
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