Anambra: APC affirms primaries, presents certificates of return to Ukachukwu

The All Progressives Congress has endorsed the report of the Anambra State Governorship main election and confirmed Nicholas Ukachukwu because the candidate for the November 8 election.

In a press release issued to journalists following the Nationwide Working Committee’s assembly on Wednesday, the Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, declared the first to be a good, credible, and clear election.

Within the assertion, the APC known as on all stakeholders, particularly the opposite aspirants and their supporters, to unite and work in direction of guaranteeing the get together’s success within the governorship election.

The assertion learn partially, “The Nationwide Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, thought-about and permitted the report of the Party’s Anambra State Governorship Major Election.

“The Major Election Committee, beneath the Chairmanship of Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency Bassey Otu, in its report, declared Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu the winner of the election with 1,455 votes.

“At Wednesday’s NWC assembly, the Party’s Nationwide Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, CON, thanked the Governor Bassey Otu-led Major Election Committee for delivering a good, credible and clear election.

“Presenting the APC Certificates of Return to Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, Dr. Ganduje charged all stakeholders, notably the opposite aspirants and their supporters, to work for the Party’s victory within the November 8, 2025, Anambra state gubernatorial election.”

Recall that on Sunday, Ukachukwu was chosen because the APC candidate for the Anambra State governorship election, securing the get together’s ticket.

The outcomes, introduced by the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee and Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, revealed a decisive victory for Ukachukwu.

Ukachukwu obtained 1,455 votes, surpassing his nearest competitor, Valentine Ozigbo, who earned 67 votes. Johnbosco Onunkwo garnered 26 votes, whereas Edozie Madu obtained eight votes. Moreover, there have been 26 invalid votes within the main, which started on Saturday.

Because of this, Valentine Ozigbo, a candidate within the not too long ago concluded governorship main, has lodged a criticism with the get together’s Appeals Committee relating to the conduct of the election.

Ozigbo, who not too long ago switched from the Labour Party to the APC, issued a press release on Tuesday, calling the APC governorship main a “fraud and charade.”