APGA’s Nwachukwu wins Anambra by-election, to replace late Ifeanyi Ubah in senate

Emmanuel Nwachukwu, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has won Saturday’s by-election in Anambra south senatorial district.

Frank Ojiako, returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the results on Sunday.

Nwachukwu scored 90,408 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Azuka Okwuosa of All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 19,847 votes.

Donald Amangbo of the African Democratic Congress(ADC) polled 2,889 votes to occupy the third position.

“I hereby make the declaration that Emmanuel Nwachukwu of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Ojiako said.

The Anambra south senatorial district seat was vacant following the death of Ifeanyi Ubah, the former senator representing the district.

Ubah died in London in June 2024 at the age of 52.

He was re-elected to the 10th senate on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in 2023.

He later defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in October 2023.

APGA MAINTAINS DOMINANCE IN ANAMBRA

Ifeoma Azikiwe, APGA candidate, was also declared winner of the Onitsha north constituency 1 in the Anambra house of assembly.

Ibiam Ekpe, INEC returning officer for the election, announced that Azikiwe polled 7,774 votes to defeat her closest challenger, Justina Azuka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who pooled 1,909 votes.

The seat was vacant following the death of Justice Azuka, the former lawmaker representing the constituency.

Azuka was kidnapped in December 2024 and his decomposing body was later found in February 2025.