Anambra 2025 Election: "You Ain’t Seen Nothing yet," Soludo Reacts as INEC Declares Him Winner
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Professor Charles Soludo of APGA as the winner of the Anambra 2025 governorship election
- Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), polled 422,664 votes to beat his closest rivals from the APC and the YPP
- The APGA candidate also defeated his contenders in all 21 local government areas in the southeast state
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.
Awka, Anambra state - Professor Charles Soludo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has expressed gratitude to the people of Anambra following his re-election.
According to Vanguard, Governor Soludo said the renewed mandate is both a victory and a historic moment for the state.
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Soludo pleased with Anambra election win
Addressing his supporters, Soludo said on Sunday, November 9:
“We applied for this job. You employed us four years ago. What I can say, as we stated throughout the campaign, is that you have not seen anything yet. Like the Americans would say ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet'."
Legit.ng had reported how the State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, on Sunday morning, November 9, declared Soludo, who polled 422,664 votes, as the winner.
Nicholas Nkachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second, with 99,445 votes.
Soludo secured 422,664 votes to trounce his closest rival, APC's Ukachukwu, who polled 99,445 votes.
Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came third with 37,753 votes, while John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) scored 8,208 votes.
George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP) and Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 10,576 votes and 1,401 votes, respectively.
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Expert harps on prosecution of electoral offenders
Meanwhile, Segun Akinleye, a political analyst, stressed that prosecuting electoral offenders is a crucial step for improving Nigeria's electoral integrity to deter future offences like vote-buying, violence, and rigging, and restore public confidence in the electoral process.
He lamented that the current system faces challenges, such as lengthy prosecution times and the absence of a dedicated commission to handle these cases efficiently.
Akinleye told Legit.ng:
"We need swift prosecution of offenders to serve as a warning to others. We need to intensify voter education (Although I really do not see this working in the interim, especially with the level of poverty and hardship in the country). Until we address the issue of vote buying decisively, the integrity of our elections will continue to be compromised, no matter how well-organised the process appears on the surface."
Read more on the Anambra election 2025:
- Anambra election 2025: 5 things that helped Soludo to victory
- Anambra election 2025: List of biggest winners and losers
Anambra: Gunshots as Soludo triumphs
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a viral video showed police officers attached to Governor Soludo firing gunshots into the air.
The celebratory shots were fired shortly after the governor's re-election declaration in the Anambra election.
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