INEC presents certificate of return to Anambra Governor-elect, Soludo

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented the certificate of return to Professor Chukwuma Soludo for winning the Anambra state governorship election.

The presentation took place in Awka, the Anambra state capital with his deputy also present at the event.

Soludo was the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance which is currently ruling the state with Governor Willie Obiano.

He won 19 of the 21 local governments areas.

Soludo polled 112,229 votes, thereby defeating his closest rivals, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples’ Democratic Party who polled 53,807 votes, and Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes.