APGA candidate, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, won the first four local governments declared by INEC, 17 local government results are being awaited.
The By Kehinde Okeowo
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra election, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared the winner of four Local Government Areas declared so far, by INEC.
Results from 17 Local Governments areas out of the 21 LGAs in Anambra, are still being collated and awaited.
APGA candidate, Soludo won in Anaocha, Awka South, Onitsha South, and Enugu Anambra East.
His closest rival by a distance is Mr. Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Andy Uba of the APC is third.
Here are the results declared:
AWKA SOUTH
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
PDP – 5489
Onitsha South LG
APC – 2050
APGA – 4281
PDP – 2253
Enugu Anambra East LGA.
APC 381
APGA: 4584
PDP: 313
Anaocha LGA
APC – 2085
APGA – 6911
PDP – 5,108
INEC said the coalition of the remaining 17 LGAs will continue today and the results will be announced as soon as it is available.
Voter turnout has remained low, with less than 20 percent of registered voters casting a ballot (based on collated results)
According to CDD, vote-buying on the side of the politicians and technical glitches on INEC’s part have tainted the otherwise peaceful election.
