The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Charles Soludo, is leading 17 other candidates in the election having so far won 17 out of the 19 local government areas which so far been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday.
Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, won the 17 local governments while both the PDP and YPP candidates won one local government each.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, is yet to win any local government, even as the
collation of results is ongoing at the INEC headquarters in Awka.
Other top contenders in the election are Senator Andy Uba of the APC, Mr Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party, YPP.
From the local government areas announced so far, Soludo has polled a total of 66,388 votes.
He is followed by Ozigbo, Uba (APC) and Ubah, YPP) who scored 29,815, 23,587, and 14,332 votes respectively.
INEC stated that in Dunukofia LG, APGA scored 4,124 votes, the PDP - 1,680 while the APC had 1,991.
In Awka South LGA, APGA polled 12,891 votes, PDP – 5,498, and APC – 2,595.
For Oyi LG, APGA won with 6,133 votes, followed by the APC- 2,830, and PDP – 2,484, while in Ayamelum LG, the results showed re as follows: APGA – 3,424, PDP- 2,804, APC – 2,409.
In Anambra East LGA, INEC recorded the following results: APGA – 9,746, APC – 2,034, and PDP – 1,380.
Results from Anaocha Local Government Area showed that APGA had 6,911 votes, PDP – 5,108, and APC – 2,085.
The election result in Idemili South LGA is as followed: APGA -2,312; PDP -2,016; APC – 1,039 and YPP -752.
Election result from Onitsha South LGA saw the parties polling these votes: APC: 2,050; APGA – 4,281; PDP – 2,253 and YPP – 271 and for Njikoka LG, it was the APC – 3,216; APGA – 8,803; PDP – 3,409 and YPP – 924.
For Nnewi North LGA, APC – 1,278; APGA -3,369; PDP -1,511 and YPP – 6,485
Orumba South had the following result: APC – 2,060; APGA – 4,394; PDP -1,672
YPP – 887.
Results from 10 more local government areas have yet to be announced.
The table below highlights the results collated from the 11 local governments so far:
S/N LGA APC APGA PDP YPP REMARK
1 ANAMBRA EAST 2,034 9,746 1,380 559 APGA
2 ANAOCHA 2,085 6,911 5,108 868 APGA
3 AWKA SOUTH 2,595 12,891 5,498 919 APGA
4 AYAMELUM 2,409 3,424 2,804 407 APGA
5 DUNUKOFIA 1,991 4,124 1,680 1,360 APGA
6 IDEMILI SOUTH 1,039 2,312 2,016 752 APGA
7 NJIKOKA 3,216 8,803 3,409 924 APGA
8 NNEWI NORTH 1,278 3,369 1,511 6,485 YPP
9 ONITSHA SOUTH 2,050 4,281 2,253 271 APGA
10 ORUMBA SOUTH 2,060 4,394 1,672 887 APGA
11 OYI 2,830 6,133 2,484 900 APGA
TOTAL – 23,587 66,388 29,815 14,332 –
