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

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.

LP candidate George Moghalu rejects the Anambra election 2025 result
LP candidate George Moghalu rejects the results of the Anambra 2025 governorship election which produced Charles Soludo as winner. Photo credit: @Naijastories
Source: Twitter

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: 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.

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

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Ridwan Adeola Yusuf (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.