By Emmanuel Nduka
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof. Charles Soludo who is running for the Office of Governor of Anambra State, has taken an early lead in the polls across seven Local Government Areas (LGAs).
Soludo who is contesting under the state’s stronghold platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), is already coasting in seven of the 21 LGAs of the state, according to the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The renowned Economist has also dusted two of his closest contenders, Valentine Ozigbo (PDP) and Andy Uba (APC) in their own LGAs.
In the results so far released by INEC, Soludo is leading in: Orumba South, Njijoka, Awka South, Onitsha South, Anambra East, Anaocha, and Anambra South.
As at 5am when INEC updated the results, Soludo was leading in five LGAs. By the time two new LGAs were announced, the APGA candidate’s lead rose to seven.
Below are the results of the seven LGAs that have been announced so far.
NJIKOKA LGA
APC – 3216
APGA – 8803
PDP – 3409
ORUMBA SOUTH LGA
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4394
PDP: 1672
AWKA SOUTH LGA
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
PDP – 5489
ONITSHA SOUTH LGA
APC – 2050
APGA – 4281
PDP – 2253
ANAMBRA EAST LGA
APC 2034
APGA: 9746
PDP: 1380
ANAOCHA LGA
APC – 2085
APGA – 6911
PDP – 5,108
ONITSHA SOUTH
APC – 2,050
APGA – 4,281
PDP – 2,253
