INEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Soludo, Ibezim As Governor-elect, Deputy Governor-elect Of Anambra State (Photos)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to Professor Charles Soludo as the Governor-elect of Anambra State.

Also presented with a certificate of return at the event on Friday is the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Gilbert Onyekachukwu Ibezim.

The presentation was done by the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Nkwachukwu Orji at the commission’s office in Akwa.

This follows the victory of Soludo and his deputy who contested last Saturday’s Anambra 2021 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Ezenwoko’s Blog recalls Soludo emerged winner with 112,229 votes to defeat Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party polled 21,261 votes came fourth.

See some photos from the presentation.

Soludo signs certificate of return

Ibezim signs certificate of return

Soludo gets certificate of return

Soludo presented with certificate of return

Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just-concluded Anambra governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, has rejected the outcome of the exercise.

Uba rejected the governorship election results in a statement released on Thursday by the spokesperson of his Campaign Organization, Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe.

The APC candidate accused INEC, security operatives and the Anambra state government of engaging in widespread electoral fraud and manipulation which saw him lose the poll.

Uba stated that the election was characterized by widespread irregularities, intimidation and voter suppression in order to allow APGA and Soludo to win the exercise.