INEC Declares Soludo As The Elected Governor Of Anambra State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  has declared Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the elected governor of Anambra State.

This declaration was made by the Returning Officer of the election, Professor Florence Obi at exactly 1;50 am on Wednesday morning.

She said Soludo got a total of 112,229 votes and his closest competitors were Mr. Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In her declaration, she said; “I, Prof Florence Obi, hereby certify that I am the returning officer of the Anambra state governorship election conducted on 6th and 9th of November 2021; that the election was held and Prof Charles Soludo having certified the requirement is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”

Reacting to the victory, Soludo credited his triumph to God’s will during his acceptance speech this morning.

“Let me say that with utmost humility and gratitude to God, I accept the result of the 2021 Anambra governorship election, as declared by INEC. And this reflects the supreme will of the Almighty God and the overwhelming sacred mandate of the people,” he said

He acknowledge the three policemen killed by gunmen in the period of his campaign.

He said: “At this moment we must remember and must continue to remember all those who died during the course of this moment, especially the three policemen who were killed by unknown gunmen during our town hall meeting with youths in my ward. May God continue to grant their souls eternal rest”