Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been re-elected as the governor of Anambra state.
The incumbent recorded a dominant victory in the election, which took place across 5,718 polling units on Saturday.
Soludo defeated the other challengers in the race in all 21 local government areas (LGAs) in Anambra.
Edoma Omoregie, the returning officer, announced the final result at the collation centre in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday.
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The governor polled 422,664 votes while Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, trailed him in second place, earning 99,445 votes.
Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) placed third with 37,753 votes, while George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP) had 10,576 votes at fourth place.
Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 1,401 votes to come in at a distant fifth.
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The off-cycle election had some logistical issues, resulting in the delayed arrival of INEC officials and security operatives in some polling units.
There were also widespread incidents of vote buying recorded across the state.
Journalists and observers deployed to the field monitored many instances of vote trading and transactional arrangements at the polling units.
In their respective conversations with the press after voting, the leading candidates confirmed receiving reports of vote buying — but accused other parties of perpetrating the act.
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The governorship election recorded a low voter turnout, while INEC ad hoc officials reported several cases of BVAS glitches.
Out of over 2.8 million registered voters, 598,229 were accredited to vote. The total votes cast amounted to 595,298, while the total valid votes were 584,054.
