By Ese Oghenegueke
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the Saturday , November 8, governorship election in Anambra State.
Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, made the declaration at the commission’s headquarters in Awka on Sunday.
The incumbent governor, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) polled 422,664 votes to emerge the winner of the election and thus secured a reelection for a second term.
His closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 99,445 votes to come second.
Paul Chukwuma, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) secured 37,753 votes.
While the Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu scored 10,576 votes, John Nwosu, the candidate of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 8,208 votes.
