Charles Soludo Wins Anambra Governorship Election, INEC Declares APGA Candidate Victorious

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the Anambra State gubernatorial election held on Saturday, November 8, 2025.

INEC Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, while announcing the results, said Soludo polled 422,664 votes, the highest out of a total of 584,054 votes collated across the state.

According to him, Soludo lead over his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes while Sir Paul Chukwuma of the Nigeria’s Young Progressives Party (YPP) polled 37,753 votes. Other candidates include ADC: 8,208 votes and PDP: 1,401 votes.

According to the final results announced by INEC, the incumbent governor won in all the 21 local government areas of the state.

BREAKDOWN OF #ANAMBRADECIDES2025 RESULTS:

Aguata LGA
APC: 4,125 | APGA: 35,559 | LP: 124 | PDP: 82

Awka North LGA
APC: 3,661 | APGA: 15,895 | LP: 299 | PDP: 203

Anambra East LGA
APC: 3,108 | APGA: 14,665 | LP: 304 | PDP: 207

Dunukofia LGA
APC: 3,284 | APGA: 14,892 | LP: 71 | PDP: 16

Njikoka LGA
APC: 5,687 | APGA: 22,213 | LP: 311 | PDP: 47

Nnewi South LGA
APC: 9,281 | APGA: 17,286 | LP: 73 | PDP: 12

Nnewi North LGA
APC: 5,441 | APGA: 20,320 | LP: 1,140 | PDP: 45

Ayamelum LGA
APC: 7,478 | APGA: 13,340 | LP: 117 | PDP: 13

Ogbaru LGA
APC: 3,768 | APGA: 22,803 | LP: 347 | PDP: 30

Oyi LGA
APC: 5,118 | APGA: 18,882 | LP: 3,641 | PDP: 16

Orumba North LGA
APC: 2,615 | APGA: 24,664 | LP: 131 | PDP: 17

Orumba South LGA
APC: 2,828 | APGA: 19,818 | LP: 16 | PDP: 18

Onitsha North LGA
APC: 4,677 | APGA: 24,225 | LP: 500 | PDP: 111

Onitsha South LGA
APC: 4,156 | APGA: 15,742 | LP: 615 | PDP: 73

Anaocha LGA
APC: 5,956 | APGA: 20,118 | LP: 483 | PDP: 42

Awka South LGA
APC: 5,038 | APGA: 27,896 | LP: 520 | PDP: 63

Idemili South LGA
APC: 6,015 | APGA: 17,224 | LP: 276 | PDP: 40

Ekwusigo LGA
APC: 2,973 | APGA: 18,749 | LP: 194 | PDP: 70

Idemili North LGA
APC: 6,383 | APGA: 25,498 | LP: 1,275 | PDP: 125

Ihiala LGA
APC: 4,425 | APGA: 23,557 | LP: 135 | PDP: —

Anambra West LGA
APC: 16,595 | APGA: 71,365 | YPP: 2,871 | ADC: 152