The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, announced the results on Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Awka.
Soludo, the incumbent governor, secured a total of 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 99,445 votes.
The candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Sir Paul Chukwuma, came third with 37,753 votes.
Omoregie said a total of 16 candidates participated in the election, which recorded 2,788,864 registered voters. Out of these, 598,229 were accredited, while 595,298 votes were cast. Of the total, 584,054 were valid, and 11,244 were rejected.
From the collation of results, Soludo won in all 21 local government areas of the state, consolidating his hold on the political structure of the South-East state.
Announcing the final results, the Returning Officer said the number of registered voters was 2,788,864, while accredited voters were 598,229.
He added that the total valid votes stood at 584,054, rejected votes were 11,244, and total votes cast amounted to 595,298.
He declared that after collating the results as tallied into Form EC8E, 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 — was duly elected and returned as the winner of the poll.
Omoregie added that though elections were cancelled in some wards in Anambra West, Anaocha, Awka South, and Onitsha South LGAs, affecting about 10,481 votes, the margin of lead was sufficient to sustain the result.
He described the exercise as peaceful and largely credible across the 21 LGAs.
Breakdown of the results released by INEC shows:
Total registered voters: 2,788,864
Accredited voters: 598,229
Valid votes: 584,054
Rejected votes: 11,244
Total votes cast: 595,298
Votes by political parties:
APGA – 422,664; APC – 99,445; YPP – 37,753; LP – 10,576; ADC – 8,208; PDP – 1,401; AA – 1,145; APM – 892; ZLP – 453; NNPP – 525; SDP – 241; APP – 73; BP – 126; NRM – 36; AAC – 292; A – 224.
With the declaration, Soludo is set to return for a second term as governor of Anambra State.