Soludo Wins As INEC Makes Final Declaration

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Soludo Wins As INEC Makes Final Declaration 


~ Polls 422,664 Votes To Beat 

Ukachukwu, Chukwuma, 14 Others 


NKIRU NWAGBO.


Governor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA emerged winner of the November 8th gubernatorial election in Anambra state.


Soludo who won 21 out of the 21 local government areas in Anambra state also polled a total of 422,664 votes to defeat  the All Progressives Congress APC candidate Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu and 14 other candidates to emerge victorious.


Declaring the final results of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC  State Collation officer, Professor Edoba B. Omoregie, SAN, the vice chancellor of University of Benin announced the total tally for the election.


He said: "Total registered voters in the state is 2,788,864, total accredited voters for the election which held yesterday is 598,229."


He also announced total valid votes for the election as 584,054, while ejected votes stood at 11,244, and the total votes cast, 595,298.


Announcing votes garners by the candidates, Omoregie announced that the APGA candidate, Prof. Chukwuma  Soludo scored 422,664 as the highest figure in the election. Three of his challengers, Ukachukwu of APC scored 99,445, Paul Chukwuma of YPP 37,753, Moghalu of LP 10,576 and Nwosu of ADC 8,208.


Omoregie after computing the results said 10,481, total voters were affected in areas where there were skirmishes, but when the figures were added up the number of votes by the leading candidate and the runner up, it was discovered that the error margin did not affect the winner.


He said: "I hereby certify that I'm the returning officer of the election, I also certify that the election was contested and a winner emerged. I declare that Soludo Charles Chukwuma having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared elected.


"I must add that the winner scored the required votes in two Third of the local government. There are 21 local government areas in the state, and the candidate scored two third in all the local government."


Speaking shortly after the declaration of the election results, the National Chairman of APGA, Bar Sylvester Ezeokenwa expressed the appreciation of the party to Anambra voters noting that it is victory well deserved.


Ezeokenwa also said that it did not come as a surprise to the party given the fact that Governor Charles Soludo delivered his campaign promises during his first term contest adding that the outcome of the election is an attestation by Anambra people that he deserves a second term.


He however regreted that the party's target at winning all the 21 local government areas as it did in past elections but promised that the victory means more work to do as according to him Anambra has not seen anything yet.

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