Abuja – Prof Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has secured the majority of the votes cast in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election.
The results of the election were formally announced at the INEC state collation centre in Awka, Anambra State, on Sunday.
Mr Soludo may, however, not be declared the winner of the election yet due to the technicalities with the figures.
The APGA candidate won in 17 of the 21 local government areas of the state. One local government was won by the PDP candidate (Valentine Ozigbo) while the candidate of the YPP, Ifeanyi Ubah, also won in one local government.
However, the collation officers for two local government areas (Ihiala and Orumba North) said at the INEC collation centre that elections did not hold in their local governments.
While Mr Soludo leads his closest challenger, Mr Ozigbo, with over 45,000 votes, Ihiala local government alone has over 148,000 registered voters.
The election may thus be declared inconclusive to allow for rerun elections in the two affected local governments and other polling units where elections did not hold.
INEC is, however, still reviewing the situation and has not taken a position.
Read our detailed results from each local government here.
Anambra West LGA
APC 1233
APGA 1918
PDP 1401
Ayamelum LGA
APC: 2409
APGA: 3424
PDP: 2804
Oyi LGA
APC: 2830
APGA: 6133
PDP: 2484
Idemili North LGA
APC 2291
APGA 5358
PDP 2312
Ekwusigo LGA
APC 1237
APGA 2570.
PDP. 1857
Orumba North LGA
APC: 2692
APGA: 4826
PDP: 1863
Aguata LGA
APC: 4773
APGA: 9,136
PDP: 3798
Njikoka LGA
APC – 3216
APGA – 8803
PDP – 3409
Orumba South LGA
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4394
PDP: 1672
Nnewi South LGA
APC 1307
APGA 3243
PDP 2226
Nnewi North LGA
APC: 1278
APGA: 3369
PDP: 1511
Awka South LGA
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
PDP – 5489
Onitsha South LGA
APC – 2050
APGA – 4281
PDP – 2253
Anambra East LGA
APC 2034
APGA: 9746
PDP: 1380
Anaocha LGA
APC – 2085
APGA – 6911
PDP – 5,108
Onitsha North LGA
APC – 3909
APGA – 5587
PDP – 3781
Ogbaru LGA
APC 1178
APGA 3051
PDP 3445
Dunukofia LGA
APC – 1991
APGA – 4124
PDP – 1680•