The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo has been declared winner of the Anambra State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The returning officer for the election, Prof. Florence Obi made the announcement on Wednesday morning, November 10th, 2021.
Obi said; “This is the moment we have been waiting for. I want to use this opportunity to thank the chairman of INEC and his team for this opportunity given to me and my university to partake in this Anambra 2021. I thank the service chiefs, the people of Anambra State, we remain very grateful”.
“Allow me to read this form EC8E, which I have completed. I Prof Florence Banku Obi hereby certify that I’m the returning officer of the Anambra governorship election held on 6 and 9 of November.”
“That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having certified the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner of the election.”
According to Obi; “After adding the figures garnered by each of the political parties in the Tuesday supplementary polls to those already declared on Sunday from the 20 Local Government Areas of the state, the votes polled by the political parties are; APC – 43,285, APGA -112,229, PDP – 53,807, etc.”
“The total number of valid votes in the election are; 241,523, rejected votes stood at 8,108, while the total vote cast in the election was 249,631.”