Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the current Governor of Anambra State, has been nominated as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for the upcoming governorship election in the state scheduled for November 8, 2025.
Soludo, who was returned unopposed in the primary, garnered over 300 votes during the exercise held in Awka on Saturday.
Voting took place among delegates from all 21 local government areas in Anambra, who were asked to cast their ballots in favor or against Soludo.
After the voting concluded, the votes were sorted and counted.
Uche Nwegbo, the chairman of the electoral panel, announced the results, stating that out of the 3,260 delegates eligible for the primary, 3,175 were accredited.
A total of 3,172 votes were cast, with only 4 invalid votes.
Soludo secured 3,168 “yes” votes, with no votes cast against him.
With the announcement of the result, Nwegbo declared Soludo as the official APGA candidate for the 2025 governorship election, a declaration met with loud cheers from the audience.
Following the announcement, Governor Soludo took to the podium to address the crowd, expressing his gratitude for the overwhelming support and endorsement.
He said, “I want to sincerely, with every deepest sense of humility, give gratitude to the Almighty God for His grace upon our lives, the God that gave Nigeria APGA, gave Anambra State APGA, and we said this is our own.”
Soludo continued, “With utmost gratitude to Him, utmost surrender to Him, in humility, I want to say that I’m humbled by this unprecedented historic display of solidarity, support, and overwhelming mandate given to me again by our party again to be able to fly its flag for the forthcoming election. And I want to say with humility, I accept the nomination.”
He added, “Let’s do it again together, let’s continue with the progressive movement in Anambra, Anambra is rising under the democratic leadership that we have here.”
Governor Soludo also confirmed that his current deputy, Onyeka Ibezim, will remain his running mate in the forthcoming election.
