Anambra State Governorship Election
2025
Official INEC results — Prof. Charles Soludo (APGA) declared winner with 422,664 votes.
PR
🏆 Governor-Elect
Prof. Charles Soludo
APGA — All Progressives Grand Alliance
422,664
Votes
73.7%
Vote Share
21/21
LGAs Won
323,219
Win Margin
📊 Election Summary
Anambra State 2025 — Governorship573,646
Total Votes Cast
5
Candidates
21
Total LGAs
08 Nov
Election Date
🗳 Full Results — All Candidates
Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Soludo won all 21 LGAs in a landslide re-election. Nicholas Ukachukwu (APC) came second with 99,445 votes. Paul Chukwuma (YPP) third with 37,753 votes. Low voter turnout reported; allegations of vote-buying. First election conducted under new INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prof. Charles Soludo 🏆
(Incumbent)
|
APGA
All Progressives Grand Alliance
|
422,664 | 73.7% | |
| 2 |
Nicholas Ukachukwu
|
APC
All Progressives Congress
|
99,445 | 17.3% | |
| 3 |
Paul Chukwuma
|
YPP
Young Progressives Party
|
37,753 | 6.6% | |
| 4 |
George Moghalu
|
LP
Labour Party
|
10,576 | 1.8% | |
| 5 |
John Nwosu
|
ADC
African Democratic Congress
|
3,208 | 0.6% |
📋 Returning Officer: Prof. Edoba B. Omoregie (VC, University of Benin)
· Declared:
November 9, 2025
· Source ↗
⏱ Next Anambra State Governorship Election
— November 1, 2029
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10 questionsProf. Charles Soludo of the APGA won the 2025 Anambra State governorship election with 422,664 votes, as declared by INEC on November 9, 2025.
In the 2025 Anambra State governorship election: Prof. Charles Soludo (APGA) — 422,664 votes; Nicholas Ukachukwu (APC) — 99,445 votes; Paul Chukwuma (YPP) — 37,753 votes; George Moghalu (LP) — 10,576 votes; John Nwosu (ADC) — 3,208 votes. Total votes cast: 573,646.
Prof. Charles Soludo of APGA scored 422,664 votes in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, beating Nicholas Ukachukwu of APC who got 99,445 votes. The margin of victory was 323,219 votes.
Prof. Charles Soludo won 21 out of 21 Local Government Areas in Anambra State, while Nicholas Ukachukwu won -1 LGAs. Anambra State has 21 LGAs in total.
The APGA won the Anambra State 2025 governorship election. Prof. Charles Soludo of the APGA was declared governor-elect by INEC.
573,646 total votes were cast in the 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
The Anambra State 2025 governorship election result was declared by Prof. Edoba B. Omoregie (VC, University of Benin), the INEC Returning Officer for Anambra State.
Soludo won all 21 LGAs in a landslide re-election. Nicholas Ukachukwu (APC) came second with 99,445 votes. Paul Chukwuma (YPP) third with 37,753 votes. Low voter turnout reported; allegations of vote-buying. First election conducted under new INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan.
The next Anambra State governorship election is expected on November 1, 2029 — in 1178 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Anambra State 2025 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.