Anambra 2025: Moughalu emerges Labour Party candidate

A former Managing Director of the Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority, Chief George Moughalu, has emerged because the candidate of the Labour Party forward of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship ballot.

Moughalu polled a complete of 573 votes to defeat his solely rival, John Nwosu, who acquired 19 votes, on the major held at Finotel Resort, Awka, on Saturday.

The first which was witnessed by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee and a few electoral observers, was had 649 delegates out of which 601 individuals had been accredited with a report of 592 legitimate votes forged and 5 invalid votes.

In his acceptance speech, Moughalu prolonged a hand of fellowship to his opponent, noting that with unity among the many stakeholders, their victory could be assured in the course of the November ballot.

Moughalu mentioned he was battle-ready to defeat the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, including that his capability and expertise in public service and politics had been a certain wager.

He mentioned, “I thank the occasion for guaranteeing a degree taking part in discipline. And I thank the folks for the arrogance they repose within the occasion. We’ve got to go to work to promote the Labour Party agenda that it’s for the good thing about the entire Anambra folks. We should set our agenda and guarantee it reaches all of the books and crannies of the state.

“Anambra is a blessed state, it isn’t missing in human and pure sources. All we have to do is to make sure a degree taking part in discipline by harnessing the potential for the nice of the state.

“I’m going to encourage confidence within the occasion as we march on in direction of the governorship race. We’ve got a process of rebuilding the state and guaranteeing the persons are given a voice. The Labour Party continues to be a robust power to be reckoned with, and we’re going like a transferring prepare to higher Anambra.”

The Returning Officer, Bennett Etanabena, recommended the peaceable technique of the first and urged all stakeholders to work for the occasion.

“Anambra is a Labour Party state, we have now two senators already, and obtainable statistics point out that Anambra is destined to supply the following President come 2027, and by advantage of that, this state will certainly produce the following governor,” Etanabena added.