Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, today opened the lead in the Anambra State governorship election.
Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has won 10 of the 11 local government areas announced so far by the collation officers.
The collation of results is ongoing at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Awka.
Other top contenders in the election are Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party (YPP).
From the local government areas announced so far, Soludo has polled a total of 66,388 votes.
He is followed by Ozigbo, Uba, and Ubah, who scored 29,815, 23,587, and 14,332 votes respectively.
A breakdown of the results showed that in Dunukofia LG, APGA scored 4,124 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 1,680 while the All Progressives Congress (APC) had 1,991.
In Awka South LGA, APGA polled 12,891 votes, PDP – 5,498, and APC – 2,595.
For Oyi LG, APGA won with 6,133 votes, followed by the APC- 2,830, and PDP – 2,484, while in Ayamelum LG, the results are as followed: APGA – 3,424, PDP- 2,804, APC – 2,409.
Anambra East LGA recorded the following result: APGA – 9,746, APC – 2,034, and PDP – 1,380.
Results from Anaocha Local Government Area showed that APGA had 6,911 votes, PDP – 5,108, and APC – 2,085.
The election result in Idemili South LGA is as followed: APGA -2,312; PDP -2,016; APC – 1,039 and YPP -752.
Election result from Onitsha South LGA saw the parties polling these votes: APC: 2,050; APGA – 4,281; PDP – 2,253 and YPP – 271 and for Njikoka LG, it was the APC – 3,216; APGA – 8,803; PDP – 3,409 and YPP – 924.
For Nnewi North LGA, it was APC – 1,278; APGA -3,369; PDP -1,511 and YPP – 6,485
Orumba South had the following result: APC – 2,060; APGA – 4,394; PDP -1,672
YPP – 887.
Results from 10 more local government areas have yet to be announced.
The table below highlights the results collated from the 11 local governments so far:
S/N LGA APC APGA PDP YPP REMARK
1 ANAMBRA EAST 2,034 9,746 1,380 559 APGA
2 ANAOCHA 2,085 6,911 5,108 868 APGA
3 AWKA SOUTH 2,595 12,891 5,498 919 APGA
4 AYAMELUM 2,409 3,424 2,804 407 APGA
5 DUNUKOFIA 1,991 4,124 1,680 1,360 APGA
6 IDEMILI SOUTH 1,039 2,312 2,016 752 APGA
7 NJIKOKA 3,216 8,803 3,409 924 APGA
8 NNEWI NORTH 1,278 3,369 1,511 6,485 YPP
9 ONITSHA SOUTH 2,050 4,281 2,253 271 APGA
10 ORUMBA SOUTH 2,060 4,394 1,672 887 APGA
11 OYI 2,830 6,133 2,484 900 APGA
TOTAL – 23,587 66,388 29,815 14,332 –
The Returning Officer for the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi and other top election officials in Awka on November 7, 2021.
Collation officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday said elections did not hold in Orumba North and Ihiala Local Government Areas during the Anambra governorship election which held on Saturday.
Dr Michael Otu, a lecturer of Commercial Law from the University of Calabar, was the collation officer for Orumba North.
Addressing the Returning Officer, Professor Florence Obi, at the INEC Collation Centre in Akwa, Otu described his experience as very pathetic, thanking God for being alive.
“To be very frank to you, I want to categorically and unequivocally tell you that there was no election in the best of my knowledge and with the evidence I am going to buttress herein,” he said.
According to him, the total registered voters in 18 registration areas is 93,608.
A drama ensued when he stated that though he collated the figures, he didn’t believe in it because he signed the results under duress.
“93,608 is what we collated, although I signed this document under duress, I don’t believe in it. I don’t believe in it, it is not my will,” he added.
In addition to signing the result under duress, the collation officer also cited security threats and alleged violence as reasons why election did not hold in his domain.
Similarly, the collation officer for Ihiala LGA, Ahmadu Umar said the governorship election did not hold in his area.
While making a presentation after the result for Aguata LGA was declared, Umar however didn’t state why there was no election in Ihiala LGA.
He gave the number of registered voters in the LGA as 148,407, insisting that the poll did not take place in Ihiala.