Anambra Election: Peter Obi's Party's Candidate Reacts as INEC Declares Soludo Winner

• George Moghalu, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, has rejected the outcome of the poll
• The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Professor Charles Soludo the winner of the election
• Reacting after the exercise, Moghalu explained that the election is a ruse and a total subversion of the people’s will

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering elections, politics, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.

Awka, Anambra state - George Moghalu, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2025 governorship election, has rejected the result of the November 8 election.

Legit.ng reports that the LP is the party of former Anambra governor and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi.

Recall that the election produced the incumbent Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the winner. Governor Soludo was declared the election winner with 422,664 votes.

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Edoba Omoregie, the vice-chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chief returning officer, who announced the results on Sunday, November 9, said Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was second with 99,445 votes, while the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and LP came third and fourth respectively.

Soludo also won in each of the 21 local government areas (LGAs) in the state.

LP candidate rejects Anambra election outcome

However, Moghalu stated that the election was heavily flawed.

Speaking to journalists in his Nnewi office on Sunday, November 9, after the official declaration of results, Moghalu stressed that he was dissatisfied with the conduct of the election. He alleged that several irregularities occurred during the process.

Vanguard quoted him as saying:

“I have contested in previous elections, but this one was different. The level of vote buying was alarming.”

Moghalu added:

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“Once I get the full report of the election, we will analyse it and then determine our next course of action. But one thing is clear: I reject the result."

Anambra election: Expert lauds INEC

Meanwhile, Segun Akinleye, a political analyst, commended INEC for the successful execution of the Anambra state governorship election.

Akinleye lauded the prompt deployment of both sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials, as well as the real-time upload of election results to the INEC result viewing (IReV) portal platform.

The expert emphasised that the actions represented a notable enhancement in INEC’s dedication to conducting elections that are free, fair, credible, and transparent within the nation.

He told Legit.ng:

"I think the election was well-organised. Materials arrived early, and voting commenced on time. So, we must give kudos to INEC; it is not every time we condemn them. The IReV portal was used, and results were uploaded in real time."

Anambra: Soludo confirms councillor's assassination

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Soludo confirmed the killing of a councillor by gunmen in the just-concluded governorship election.

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The late politician was shot dead at Owerre Ezukala community, Orumba South LGA, during the election.

Source: Legit.ng