Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has been officially declared the winner of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Edoba Omoregie.
Soludo polled a total of 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 99,445 votes. Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes. In total, 16 candidates from different political parties contested the election.
According to INEC, Anambra State has 2,788,864 registered voters, with 598,229 accredited for the election. Out of 595,298 votes cast, 11,244 were rejected across the 21 local government areas. Soludo of APGA won in all 21 LGAs, securing a comprehensive landslide victory.
At the INEC headquarters in Awka on Sunday, Prof. Omoregie announced: “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.”
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He added, “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 election 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 party:
• 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