Anambra Decides: APGA in early lead as INEC announced six LGA so far
Early results have given preliminary victory to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in all six local government areas announced so far in the ongoing Anambra State governorship election.
The party’s candidate, Charles Soludo, had earlier been reported to have won his polling unit and ward by a wide margin.
Mr Soludo has amassed the highest votes in Onitsha South, Awka South, Anaocha, Anambra East, Orumba South and Njikoka.
Anambra State has 21 local government areas and collation is expected to extend into Sunday.
18 candidates are contesting in the election. None of them is a woman, despite Anambra State is the only state to have had a female governor in Nigeria.
Virginia Etiaba became governor in November 2006 after former Governor Peter Obi was impeached, but she handed over back to Mr Obi in February 2007 after an appeal court nullified the impeachment.
Newsflash Nigeria reporters are on the ground to update you with the votes scored in the local government areas in Anambra State by each of the governorship candidates.
Local government results so far:
1 NJIKOKA LGA
Total Number of Registered Voters – 103,715
Total Number of Accredited Voters – 17,934
A – 51
AA – 4
AAC – 21
ADC – 17
ADP – 47
APC – 3,216
APGA – 8,803
APM – 12
APP- 11
BP – 5
LP – 251
NNPP – 03
NRM – 06
PDP – 3,409
PRP – 38
SDP – 59
YPP – 924
ZLP – 81
VALID VOTES : 16,958
REJECTED VOTES: 205
TOTAL: 17,683
2 ORUMBA SOUTH
Total number of registered voters: 74,690
Total number of accredited voters: 10,554
Total Valid Votes: 10,132
Total votes cast: 10,531
REJECTED VOTES: 399
A: 779
AA: 4
AAC: 29
ADC: 105
ADP: 32
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4,394
APM: 14
APP: 6
BP: 42
LP: 104
NNPP: 4
NRM: 11
PDP: 1,672
PRP: 19
SDP: 50
YPP: 887
ZLP: 10
3 ANAMBRA EAST
Total number of registered voters: 98,426
Total number of accredited voters: 14,419
TOTAL VALID VOTES: 14,043
REJECTED VOTES: 302
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 14,345
A: 41
AA: 1
AAC: 13
ADC: 14
ADP: 30
APC 2034
APGA: 9746
APM: 8
APP: 3
BP: 4
LP: 70
NNPP: 5
NRM: 13
PDP: 1380
PRP: 35
SDP: 44
YPP: 559
ZLP: 43
4 ANAOCHA LGA
Total Number of Registered Voters – 109,860
Total Number of Accredited Voters – 15,940
A – 77
AA – 4
AAC – 39
ADC – 18
ADP – 50
APC – 2,085
APGA – 6,911
APM – 17
APP- 6
BP – 16
LP – 117
NNPP – 7
NRM – 12
PDP – 5,108
PRP – 33
SDP – 65
YPP – 868
ZLP – 50
VALID VOTES : 15,483
REJECTED VOTES: 440
TOTAL:15,923
5 ONITSHA SOUTH
A – 53
AA – 1
AAC -29
ADC – 20
ADP – 42
APC – 2,050
APGA – 4,281
APM – 0
APP – 5
BP – 6
LP – 67
NNPP – 5
NRM – 7
PDP – 2,253
PRP – 10
SDP – 8
YPP – 271
ZLP – 37
Total number of registered voters – 156,775
Total valid votes – 9,145
Total Vote cast – 9,340
Total Accredited voters – 9,406
Rejected votes – 195
6 AWKA SOUTH
REGISTERED VOTERS – 176,812
ACCREDITED VOTERS- 23,854
A – 131
AA – 5
AAC – 39
ADC – 31
ADP – 83
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
APM – 25
APP – 24
BP – 17
LP – 125
NNPP – 10
NRM – 22
PDP – 5489
PRP – 37
SDP – 78
YPP – 919
ZLP – 272
VALID VOTES : 22,802
REJECTED VOTES: 875
TOTAL: 23,677