Anambra Election Results: Soludo In Early Lead, Wins 6 LGA Announced

Early results have given preliminary victory to the All Progressives Grand Alliance in all six local government areas announced so far in the ongoing Anambra State governorship election.

The party’s candidate, Charles Soludo, had earlier been reported to have won his polling unit and ward by wide margin.

Mr Soludo has amassed the highest votes in Onitsha South, Awka South, Anaocha, Anambra East, Orumba South and Njikoka.

Anambra State has 21 local government areas and collation is expected to extend into Sunday.

There are 18 candidates contesting in the election. None of them is a woman, despite Anambra State being the only state to have had a female governor in Nigeria. Virginia Etiaba became governor in November 2006 after former Governor Peter Obi was impeached, but she handed over back to Mr Obi in February 2007 after an appeal court nullified the impeachment.

Local government results so far:

 

NJIKOKA

 

APC – 3,216

 

APGA – 8,803

 

PDP – 3,409

 

YPP – 924

 

ORUMBA SOUTH

 

APC: 2,060

 

APGA: 4,394

 

PDP: 1,672

 

YPP: 887

 

ANAMBRA EAST

 

APC 2034

 

APGA: 9746

 

PDP: 1380

 

YPP: 559

 

ANAOCHA

 

APC – 2,085

 

APGA – 6,911

 

PDP – 5,108

 

YPP – 868

 

AWKA SOUTH

 

APC – 2595

 

APGA – 12891

 

PDP – 5489

 

1. YPP – 919

 

ONITSHA SOUTH

 

APC – 2,050

 

APGA – 4,281

 

PDP – 2,253