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Soludo Declared Winner of Anambra Governorship Election By A Landslide
10Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
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Soludo Declared Winner of Anambra Governorship Election By A Landslide

Prof Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been declared as the winner of the Anambra governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof Florence Obi, Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, announced the result on Wednesday morning at the INEC office in Awka, Anambra State. Indeed, Soludo's imminent victory has been obvious since Sunday after the announcement of results from 20 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. He won in 18 local council areas, leaving only Ihiala Local Government Area to be decided by a supplementary election, which was held on Tuesday. "That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the require...
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INEC Declares Anambra Gov Election Inconclusive, Fixes Nov 9 For Supplementary Poll In Ihiala
8Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
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INEC Declares Anambra Gov Election Inconclusive, Fixes Nov 9 For Supplementary Poll In Ihiala

The Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9. Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive. She noted that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area. Read Also: Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, leads with a total vote of 103, 946. The final result is as follows: A – 1793 AA – 76 AAC- 580 ADC – 313 ADP – 743 APC – 42942 APGA – 103946 ...
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AnambraDecides: INEC Declares Governorship Election Inconclusive
8Nov By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
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AnambraDecides: INEC Declares Governorship Election Inconclusive

The Anambra governorship election has been declared inconclusive by INEC. The State Returning Officer for the election, Florence Obi, the vice-chancellor of University of Calabar, who made the declaration in the early hours of Monday, around 12:20 a.m., said this was because there was no election in Ihiala Local Government Area which has over 148,000 registered voters. Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), scored a total of 103,946 votes and won the election in 18 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. See Also: Soludo Defeats Andy Uba And Ozigbo In Their LGAs His closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 51,322 and won in only one local government area. “Based on constitutional provision and consi...
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Soludo Defeats Andy Uba And Ozigbo In Their LGAs
7Nov By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Elections, Nigeria

Soludo Defeats Andy Uba And Ozigbo In Their LGAs

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has defeated his main contenders in their local government area. Mr. Soludo won Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aguata LGA, the three top contenders’ native council. Mr. Soludo, Uba, and Ozigbo had won in their respective polling units in Isuofia, Uga, and Amesi town in Aguata. Out of the 20 wards that make up the LGA, Mr Soludo won in Isuofia, Nkpologwu, Igbo-Ukwu I and II, Ekwulobia II, Umuchu I and II, among others. He polled a total of 9,136 votes out of the 19,548 valid votes cast. His closest rival, Mr Uba, garnered 4,773 votes while 3,798 voted for Mr Ozigbo. According to the Collation Officer of Agu...
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APGA Candidate, Soludo Defeats APC’s Andy Uba, PDP’s Ozigbo In Their Council Area
7Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
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APGA Candidate, Soludo Defeats APC’s Andy Uba, PDP’s Ozigbo In Their Council Area

Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has won the highest votes in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria defeated Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The three frontrunners in the Anambra governorship election are from Aguata. Soludo had 9,136 votes to defeat the other contenders, The Cable reports. The APC candidate came a distant second after getting 4,773 votes. Ozigbo, the PDP candidate, followed closely after getting 3,798 votes. While announcing the result on Sunday, Alim Ajake, the LGA returning officer, said the election did not hold in some units in four wards. Read Also: Anambra Election: A...
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Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas
7Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
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Anambra Election: APGA Party Candidate, Soludo Leads In 8 Out Of 21 Council Areas

Charles Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has amassed the highest number of votes in eight local government areas (LGAs) in the Anambra State governorship election. There are 21 LGAs in the state and the APGA candidate, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has won in eight LGAs. The council areas are Aguata, Orumba South, Njijoka, Awka South, Onitsha South, Enugu Anambra East, Anaocha, and Anambra East. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the final collation of results will be done on Sunday. Read Also: Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano Results of the eight LGAs: Aguata LGA APC— 4,773 APGA—9,136 PDP— 3,798 Njikoka LGA APC...
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Anambra Election: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units
6Nov By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
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Anambra Election: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will upload election results from the 5,634 polling units to its result-viewing portal in today’s governorship poll in Anambra State. It however said collation of results would be done manually as obtained in previous elections and not with the uploaded results. The commission expressed confidence that the technological approach, designed to enhance transparency in the election management process, would boost people’s confidence in elections and enable Nigerians to view polling unit results in real time as voting ends. The innovation, introduced in August 2020, was first used by the electoral body in the August 8, 2020 Nasarawa Central State Constituency bye-election and was later deployed in the Edo and Ondo states governorshi...
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Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano
6Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
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Anambra: All Progressives Congress Has Written Election Results For 10 Local Councils – Governor Obiano

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to declare written results of today’s governorship election in 10 local government areas. The governor spoke on Friday evening through his Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C Don Adinuba. But the APC dismissed his claim as the alarm of a sinking boat. Obiano said, “The Anambra State Government has credible intelligence showing that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has already written results of 10 Local Government Areas as regards the gubernatorial election which will take place tomorrow, November 6, 2021. “The results are those of Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Aguata, Orumba South, Orumba North, Idemili North, Idemili South, Ogbaru,...
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Anambra Gov Poll: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units
6Nov By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
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Anambra Gov Poll: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will upload election results from the 5,634 polling units to its result-viewing portal in today’s governorship poll in Anambra State. It however said collation of results would be done manually as obtained in previous elections and not with the uploaded results. The commission expressed confidence that the technological approach, designed to enhance transparency in the election management process, would boost people’s confidence in elections and enable Nigerians to view polling unit results in real time as voting ends. The innovation, introduced in August 2020, was first used by the electoral body in the August 8, 2020 Nasarawa Central State Constituency bye-election and was later deployed in the Edo and Ondo states governorshi...
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Anambra Election: INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials To 21 LGAs
4Nov By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
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Anambra Election: INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials To 21 LGAs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for next Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The INEC team, led by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information, Voter Education and Publicity Committee of the commission, Festus Okoye, are currently in the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) distributing the materials to the LGAs. Source: Sun News
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