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I Won’t Withdraw Petition Against Soludo –Andy Uba
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I Won’t Withdraw Petition Against Soludo –Andy Uba

The All Progressives Congress in Anambra State has said that it will pursue the governorship elections at the tribunal because it has enough evidence that the elections were manipulated. Speaking with Saturday PUNCH, the Deputy Director, Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organization, Mr Ikechukwu Onyia, said Uba believed that the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof. Charles Soludo as the winner of that election was faulty. Onyi said the APC candidate approached the tribunal in line with Electoral Act and constitution. Onyia stated that Uba had a strong case at the tribunal because his votes at some places like Abatete and Oba in Idemili North were not recorded. He commended the tribunal’s ruling granting the inspection of the Certifie...
Soludo Declared Winner of Anambra Governorship Election By A Landslide
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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...
Soludo Remains Our Candidate For Anambra State Governorship Election – APGA
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Soludo Remains Our Candidate For Anambra State Governorship Election – APGA

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA0 has disclosed that Prof. Charles Soludo is the party's candidate for the November 6, 2021 Anambra guber election. A party statement released on Friday reads: We wish to state unequivocally that Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo remains the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6, 2021 Governorship Election. We also state that up till date, it was only Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo that meticulously fulfilled all the requirements enunciated by the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the INEC Election Manual and the 2021 Electoral Guidelines of APGA for the 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election. It is also clear that the period permitted by law for the conduct of party primary for the election, downl...
BREAKING: PDP, Soludo Missing as INEC Releases List of Anambra Gov Candidates
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BREAKING: PDP, Soludo Missing as INEC Releases List of Anambra Gov Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has skipped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the list of cleared candidates for the November 6 Anambra governorship election. The Commission, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, cited Court Order for exclusion of the party. Also missing is on the list is factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Professor Chukwuma Soludo. Soludo emerged winner of the APGA faction loyal to Governor Willie Obiano. However the Commission cleared the candidate of the other APGA faction Chukwuma Micheal Umeoji for the poll, leaving the fate of Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, hanging. Details shortly…