ANAMBRA 2025: SOLUDO WINS IN 19 OF 21 LGAS AS INEC SUSPENDS COLLATION
Awka, Anambra State — The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and incumbent governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, is coasting to victory in the 2025 governorship election, having won 19 out of the 21 local government areas so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
As of press time, Soludo had polled a total of 389,789 votes, far ahead of his closest rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, who garnered 91,592 votes. The Labour Party (LP) followed with 10,366 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recorded 1,230 votes.
The State Returning Officer, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), suspended collation in the early hours of Sunday, announcing that the process would resume by 6:00 a.m. at the INEC headquarters in Awka.
According to INEC’s official figures, Soludo secured overwhelming leads in major LGAs including Aguata, Awka South, Njikoka, Anaocha, Nnewi North, Onitsha North and South, and Orumba North and South.
Below are the results from the 19 LGAs announced so far:
Dunukofia LGA
APGA: 14,892
APC: 3,284
LP: 71
ADC: 232
PDP: 16
Njikoka LGA
APGA: 22,213
APC: 5,687
ADC: 236
LP: 311
PDP: 47
YPP: 1,661
Awka North LGA
APGA: 15,895
APC: 3,661
LP: 299
ADC: 815
YPP: 308
Aguata LGA
APGA: 35,559
APC: 4,125
LP: 124
YPP: 2,746
ADC: 36
Orumba South LGA
APGA: 19,818
APC: 2,828
LP: 16
YPP: 877
ADC: 361
Orumba North LGA
APGA: 24,664
APC: 2,615
LP: 131
YPP: 1,519
ADC: 115
Oyi LGA
APGA: 18,882
APC: 5,118
LP: 3,641
YPP: 2,093
ADC: 167
Anambra East LGA
APGA: 14,665
APC: 3,108
LP: 304
YPP: 6,153
PDP: 207
Anyamelum LGA
APGA: 13,340
APC: 7,478
LP: 117
YPP: 2,500
ADC: 470
Nnewi North LGA
APGA: 20,320
APC: 541
LP: 1,140
YPP: 1,100
ADC: 553
Nnewi South LGA
APGA: 17,286
APC: 9,281
LP: 73
YPP: 562
ADC: 127
Ogbaru LGA
APGA: 22,803
APC: 3,768
LP: 347
YPP: 2,268
ADC: 465
Onitsha North LGA
APGA: 24,225
APC: 4,677
LP: 500
YPP: 2,419
ADC: 514
Onitsha South LGA
APGA: 15,742
APC: 4,156
LP: 615
YPP: 638
ADC: 231
Anaocha LGA
APGA: 20,118
APC: 5,956
LP: 483
YPP: 1,223
ADC: 255
Idemili North LGA
APGA: 25,498
APC: 638
LP: 1,275
YPP: 613
ADC: 722
Idemili South LGA
APGA: 7,224
APC: 6,015
LP: 276
YPP: 476
ADC: 213
Ekwusigo LGA
APGA: 18,749
APC: 2,973
LP: 194
YPP: 915
ADC: 261
Awka South LGA
APGA: 27,896
APC: 5,038
LP: 520
YPP: 1,201
ADC: 1,726.
With only two LGAs left to be announced, the APGA candidate’s commanding lead makes him the clear frontrunner in the tightly watched contest.
The collation is expected to resume at dawn, after which INEC may officially declare the winner of the election.
Source: INEC Collation Centre, Awka.
