November 9, 2025
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as the winner of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, who announced the results said Soludo, polled a total of 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nicholas Ukachukwu, who scored 99,445 votes, while the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Sir Paul Chukwuma, came third with 37,753 votes.
According to INEC, 16 political parties and their candidates participated in the election.
The state had a total of 2,788,864 registered voters, out of which 598,229 were accredited.
A total of 595,298 votes were cast, while 11,244 votes were rejected across the 21 local government areas.
The results announced, indicated that Prof. Charles Soludo of APGA won in all 21 local government areas of the state.
Announcing the results at the INEC headquarters in Awka on Sunday, INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, said, “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.”
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 Anambra state governorship results is as follows:
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 parties:
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
