From Harry Awurumibe in Awka, Anambra
As an official announcement is still being awaited, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Charles Soludo looks good to be declared winner of the November 6, 2021 governorship election and to succeed his party man, Willie Obiano as the governor of Anambra State.
Prof. Soludo, has won 17 out of the 19 Local Government Areas election results declared officially by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as at the time of filling this report late Sunday.
Two other rival political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressive Party (YPP) candidates Valentine Ozigbo and Senator Ifeanyi Ubah respectively, have won one LGA each just as the result of Orumba North LGA is being disputed while election did not take place in Ihiala LGA.
Prompt News reports that the LGAs won by Soludo’s APGA are: Dunukofia, Awka South, Oyi, Ayamelum, Anaocha, Anambra East, Idemili South, Onitsha South, Njikoka and Onitsha North.
Others are Aguata, Ekwusigo, Orumba South, Anambra West, Awka North, etc.
The local government won by Ozigbo is Ogbaru LGA while Senator Ubah won in his Nnewi North.
Meanwhile, there were some upsets in the Anambra state Governorship Election as some heavyweights fell right at their backyard.
For instance, former Anambra state Governor and ex-Vice-Presidential candidate of PDP in the 2019 general election, Peter Obi lost his Anaocha LGA to APGA.
Also, the Chairman of the PDP Campaign Council, Senator (Iyom) Uche Ekwunife also lost to APGA in her Anaocha local government.
But of more significant, the high-ranking ruling APC member and current Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige of APC also lost his Idemili South LGA to APG.
Perhaps the most surprising is the inability of the incumbent Deputy Governor of Anambra state, Dr. Nkem Okeke, who defected to APC before the election to win his Njikoka local government area for his new party instead he lost it to APGA.
Below are some of the results officially declared by INEC:
(1) Dunukofia LGA
APC 1991
APGA 4124
PDP 1680
YPP 1360
(2) Awka South LGA
APC 2595
APGA 12,891
PDP 5498
YPP 919
(3) Oyi LGA
APC 2830
APGA 6133
PDP 2484
YPP 900
(4) Ayamelum LGA
APC 2409
APGA 3424
PDP 2804
YPP 407
(5) Anaocha LGA
APC 2085
APGA 6911
PDP 5108
YPP 868
(6) Anambra East LGA
APC 2034
APGA 9747
PDP 1380
YPP 559
(7) Idemili South LGA
APC 1039
APGA 2312
PDP 2016
YPP 752
(8) Onitsha South LGA
APC 2050
APGA 4281
PDP 2253
YPP 271
(9) Njikoka LGA
APC 3216
APGA 8803
PDP 3409
YPP 924
(10) Nnewi North LGA
APC 1278
APGA 3369
PDP 1511
YPP 6485
(11) Orumba South LGA
APC 2060
APGA 4394
PDP 1672
YPP 887
(12) Ogbaru LGA
APC 1178
APGA 3051
PDP 3445
YPP 484
(13) Onitsha North LGA
APC 3909
APGA 5587
PDP 3781
YPP 682
(14) Aguata LGA
APC 4773
APGA 9136
PDP 3798
YPP 1070
(15) Ihiala LGA
No election
(16) Idemili North LGA
APC 2291
APGA 5358
PDP 2312
YPP 902
(17) Ekwusigo LGA
APC 1237
APGA 2570
PDP 1857
YPP 727
(18) Nnewi South LGA
APC 1307
APGA 3243
PDP 2226
YPP 1327
(19) Orumba North LGA
(Result Contested. Not Declared)
(20) Awka North LGA
APC 755
APGA 1908
PDP 840
YPP 381
(21) Anambra West LGA
APC 1233
APGA 1918
PDP 1401
YPP 357
