The governor of Anambra state, Chukwuma Soludo, has taken an early lead in Saturday’s governornship election.
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has won all the 19 local governmants announced, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continues uploading results of Saturday’s election in the state.
INEC has currently uploaded over 99% of the results onto its Results Viewing Portal.
A preliminary analysis of election results so far obtained across the polling units indicated that Soludo was leading in his stronghold areas such as Aguata LGA in Anambra South Senatorial District and some parts of Anambra Central Senatorial District.
Anambra State has 21 LGAs, divided into Anambra North, Central, and South.
According to INEC, 2,802,790 registered voters were eligible to participate in the poll, including 140,370 newly registered voters across 326 wards.
The election was held in 5,718 polling units, as two of the expected 5,720 had no registered voters. Sixteen political parties fielded candidates, including two women.