BREAKING: Charles Soludo wins second time period as Anambra governor with 422,664 votes 

Charles Chukwuma Soludo, former Governor of the Central {Bank} of Nigeria (CBN), has been re-elected as Governor of Anambra State following a decisive victory within the state’s gubernatorial election.

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) introduced the ultimate outcomes on Sunday, confirming Soludo’s commanding lead with 422,664 votes below the banner of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

The end result secures his second time period in workplace, reinforcing his political affect within the southeastern state.

Soludo’s closest rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC), garnered 99,445 votes, adopted by the Younger Progressives Get together (YPP) with 37,753 votes. Different contenders included the Labour Get together (LP) with 10,576 votes, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with 8,208 votes, and the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), which trailed with 1,401 votes.

INEC reported that out of two,788,864 registered voters, 598,229 have been accredited to vote. The entire variety of legitimate votes stood at 584,054, whereas 11,244 votes have been rejected, bringing the full votes solid to 595,298.

Soludo, 65, first assumed workplace as Anambra’s governor in November 2021. Previous to his political profession, he served because the Governor of the Central {Bank} of Nigeria from Might 29, 2004, to Might 29, 2009, the place he was well known for implementing key banking reforms and stabilizing the {financial} sector.

His re-election is seen as a robust endorsement of his governance and improvement agenda, which has centered on infrastructure, training, and {economic} revitalization in Anambra State.

The State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the College of Benin, Omoregie Edoba, introduced Soludo because the winner of Saturday’s election after the collation of outcomes from the native authorities areas of the state the place the election was held.

“I hereby declare that Soludo Chukwuma Charles of the APGA, having happy the necessities of the regulation, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Edoba instructed a gathering on the state headquarters of INEC in Awka, the state capital, the place the election outcomes have been collated.