Anambra 2025: Soludo wins APGA major election unopposed

The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has emerged because the flagbearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the November 8, 2025, governorship election within the state.

Soludo was returned unopposed by no fewer than 3,260 delegates of the social gathering throughout its major performed on the Alex Ekwueme Sq., Awka, on Saturday.

The governor, who was the one aspirant of the social gathering, additionally retained his present deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, as his working mate.

Saying the outcomes, the returning officer for the election, Uche Nwegbo, stated the overall delegates had been 3,260, whereas 3,175 had been accredited to vote and 4 votes had been invalid

Nwegbo stated, “Whole delegates for this election is 3,260, 3,175 are accredited delegates, 3,172 is the overall votes, whereas 0 4 votes had been invalid.

“The entire yes-votes garnered by the governor is 3,168, whereas there have been no no-votes. So, consistent with the INEC tips and with the powers conferred on me because the chief returning officer for this election, I, Uche Nwegbo, hereby declare the governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as returned, because the candidate of our social gathering.”

The governor, in his acceptance speech, assured the social gathering trustworthy that he’ll proceed to work exhausting for the folks of Anambra State.

He stated, “We as a celebration have grown from energy to energy. We’re the primary registered progressive social gathering in Nigeria, and our folks have taken APGA as their very own. Anambra is APGA and APGA is Anambra.

“I wish to say that I’m humbled by this historic show of solidarity to have the ability to elevate the flag of our social gathering once more, and I wish to say that I settle for this nomination wholeheartedly.

“Anambra retains rising with the progressive management that we’ve had by APGA, and I’ll proceed to understand the management of the social gathering.

“I respect the members of our social gathering and the INEC observers. I don’t assume that we’ve ever had this sort of peaceable election the place every little thing was orderly and in a single hour everybody was in a position to solid their votes.

“In 2021, Anambra interviewed all of the candidates and employed me, and all by the journey, three years down the road, you could have been in a position to give us help. That’s the reason we’ve been in a position to do what we do, which individuals say is magical. We’re doing this with out borrowing one Naira, and I do know we are going to proceed to do much more, and we proceed to ask in your prayers.

“We’re solely on the introductory stage; Anambra has not seen something but. I respect the residents and captains of industries who’ve been supporting us, and we are going to continue to grow greater and better.

“I respect the help teams, particularly all that endorsed us for a second time period. They’re nonetheless arising with extra donations to the campaigns, and I thank these market ladies who’re nonetheless wanting to donate to our marketing campaign. Many political events have declared help for us, and by no means in Anambra State have we ever had a consensus like what we’ve right now.

“After I took oath of workplace, I promised to not let Anambra down, to not let my supporters down, to not let my household down, and to not let APGA down. We’re working 247 to make sure that. Many individuals have stated we don’t have any opposition, however I say that we are going to not solely win all 21 native governments but additionally the 326 wards. Somebody stated we should always even goal for all of the polling items within the state. We wish to make an announcement.”

The governor, who additionally introduced his working mate instantly after clinching the social gathering’s ticket, stated he would retain his present deputy as his working mate for the race.

“In 2017, I gave a lecture which I titled ‘If it’s not damaged, why mend it’, and it grew to become fashionable. Right now, I wish to say that I’m renominating Dr Onyeka Ibezim as my deputy governorship candidate for the election. If it’s not damaged, why mend it? I wish to say that the battle has solely begun,” he added.