AnambraDecides2021: Soludo Opens Lead In Gubernatorial Election
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate in the Anambra State governorship election, Prof. Charles Soludo, has maintained an unassailable lead with 48,099 votes ahead of his closest opponent, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
With results of 19 LGAs collated at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Awka, the state capital, APGA has 95,333 votes, PDP garnered 47,234 so far with All Progressives Congress (APC) scoring 38,282 votes.
Meanwhile, two LGAs are pending, namely Orumba North and Ihiala where it was reported earlier that election did not take place.
State returning officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi who halted the collation of pending results for another break said: “We are going to discuss one of the local governments (Orumba North), then in Ihiala there was no election at all. We will take a break now and come back.”
