Following the conclusion of the gubernatorial election in Anambra, The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) Prof. Charles Soludo winner of the poll.
Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL) and Returning Officer, Anambra governorship election, Prof Florence Obi, announced Soludo as the Governor-Elect at exactly 1:51 am.
Obi announced the votes polled by the political parties as follows; APC, 43,285; APGA, 112,229; PDP, 53,807, among others.
She also stated the total number of valid votes in the election as follows; 241,523; rejected votes stood at 8,108, while the total vote cast in the election was given as 249,631.
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,” Prof. Obi said.
Former chairman of APGA, Senator Victor Umeh, while reacting to the victory said the election was transparent, and is the best election so far held in the state.
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“We have again won the state, despite the fact that some people boasted that they will win the state. This is to tell them that APGA is on ground, and it is not just about boasting of winning, but doing your homework well. I urge them to concede victory to our party and the candidate, because the people made a clear choice.”
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