The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the Saturday November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
The Returning Officer of the of the election, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) while making the declaration announced that Prof. Soludo, polled a total of 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Prince Nichholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) whopolled 99,445 votes.
The candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Sir Paul Chukwuma who polled 37,753 to come third.
INEC records indicate that 16 political parties fielded candidates in the election.
Out of the 2,788,864 registered voters in Anambra State, INEC records show that 598,229 were accredited, while only 11, 244 votes were rejected as invalid votes.
The returning officer further announced that total valid votes stand at 584,054, while total vote cast stood at 595,298.
Announcing the election results, 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.”
“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
Giving further breakdown of the election, the returning officer stated that, “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.”
Below is the full summary 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
