Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, on Wednesday 23rd June 2021, emerged the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra.
Prof. Soludo scored a total of 740 votes out of 792 valid votes cast by delegates. Samson Olalere, the Returning Officer while declaring the result of the exercise stated that Soludo fulfilled the provisions of Electoral Act and APGA guidelines.
Olalere went further to say that Soludo beat his rivals, Rep Okwudili Ezenwakwo, Damian Okolo and Thankgod Ibeh who scored 41, 7 and 4 votes respectively. He said a total of 812 delegates were registered out of which 795 accredited and 792 voted.
The returning officer then issued the APGA candidate Certificate of Return after Gov. Willie Obiano, raised up Soludo’s hand as the duly elected candidate of the party in the forthcoming election.
Governor Willie Obiano in his remark, congratulated Soludo for his victory while calling on party faithfuls to continue to support the party.
In his acceptance speech, Soludo said he was humbled by the overwhelming votes with which he emerged. He thanked his co-contestants for standing strong and also extended an olive branch to them, adding that APGA is a big house with enough rooms to accommodate everyone.
He promised to build on the success of past administrations in the state if he eventually becomes the elected governor in November.
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