By Barth Ikiebe.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has 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 the final result at the commission’s headquarters in Awka on Sunday.
The incumbent governor, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) polled 422,664 votes to emerge the winner of the election, with his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scoring 99,445 votes to come second.
Paul Chukwuma, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) secured 37,753 votes.
While the Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu scored 10,576 votes, John Nwosu, the candidate of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 8,208 votes.
In acceptance speech, Governor Soludo commended INEC and President Bola Tinubu for the peaceful conduct of the guber election.
