Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has described his re-election victory as a defining second for democracy and a mirrored image of the folks’s will.
Speaking after being declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, the governor mentioned the result of the November 8 governorship ballot marked “a shattering of another glass ceiling” within the state’s political historical past.
INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Edoba Omoregie, introduced that Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) secured 422,664 votes to defeat Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 99,445 votes.
Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) adopted with 37,753 votes, whereas Labour Party’s George Moghalu garnered 10,576 votes.
Reacting to the victory, Soludo mentioned the election reaffirmed the essence of democracy and the facility of the folks’s voice.
“We are in a true multi-party democracy. Democracy lets votes count. We spoke loudly here in Anambra,” he mentioned.
The governor recommended the elevated voter participation, noting that 22 % of registered voters turned out to forged their ballots — the very best within the state’s historical past.
He mentioned the milestone mirrored stronger political engagement and confidence within the electoral course of.
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Soludo additionally thanked President Bola Tinubu for his position in making certain that the election was credible, describing him as “a very true democrat” who demonstrated dedication to equity and transparency.
He additional praised the Independent National Electoral Commission and its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, for managing the train effectively.
“This is your very first outing as INEC chairman. As the saying goes, you don’t have a second chance to create a first impression, and I am very excited that your first impression is very emphatic,” Soludo mentioned.
Looking forward, the governor assured residents that his administration would intensify efforts to ship on its guarantees by working with conventional rulers, non secular leaders, group figures, and the enterprise group.
“We applied for this job. You employed us four years ago. What I can say, as we stated throughout the campaign, is that you have not seen anything yet,” he mentioned.
“Like the Americans would say, ‘you ain’t seen nothing yet.’ You are very emphatic by re-electing a governor, yours sincerely and my deputy, Onyeka Ibezim, with 73 percent of votes cast. We’re really humbled.
“I want to say it again and again loudly with this trust, in partnership with all our stakeholders, in partnership with you Ndi Anambra.”
