Breaking: Soludo Clinches APGA Primary Win in Anambra 2025

Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has been chosen as the All Progressives Grand Alliance's flagbearer for the state's November 8, 2025, governorship election.

No fewer than 3,260 party delegates returned Soludo without opposition during the party's primary on Saturday in Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.

The party's sole candidate, the governor, also kept Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, his present deputy, as his running mate.

Uche Nwegbo, the returning officer for the election, announced the results, stating that there were 3,260 delegates in total, 3,175 accredited to vote, and four ballots were deemed invalid.

"This election has 3,260 delegates in total, 3,175 accredited delegates, 3,172 votes, and 0 4 invalid votes," Nwegbo stated.

There were no no votes, and the governor received 3,168 yes votes in total. I, Uche Nwegbo, hereby proclaim the governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as returned, as our party's candidate in accordance with INEC regulations and the authority granted to me as the main returning officer for this election.

In his acceptance address, the governor gave the party faithful his word that he would keep up his hard work for the people of Anambra State.

"As a party, we have become stronger and stronger," he remarked. Our people have adopted APGA as their own, and we are Nigeria's first officially recognized progressive party. APGA is Anambra, and Anambra is APGA.

"I want to say that I fully welcome this nomination and that I am humbled by this historic show of unity to be able to fly the banner of our party once more.

"Anambra continues to grow under the progressive leadership provided by the APGA, and I will always value the party's leadership."

"I am grateful to the INEC observers and our party members.

"I am grateful to the INEC observers and our party members. I don't believe we've ever had an election this peaceful, with everyone being able to cast their ballots in an hour and everything being in order.

"Anambra hired me after interviewing all the applicants in 2021, and you have been able to support us throughout the entire process three years later. We are able to perform what we do because of this, which is referred to as magical. Without borrowing a single Naira, we are accomplishing this, and I have no doubt that we will achieve even more. We also continue to ask for your prayers.

Anambra hasn't seen anything yet; we're only at the introduction phase. We will continue to rise, and I am grateful to the residents and industry leaders who have been supporting us.

"Thank you to all of the support groups, especially those who voted for us to be re-elected. I express my gratitude to the market ladies who are still keen to contribute to our campaign, as they continue to come up with new ways to support it. Numerous political parties have expressed their support for us, and we have never had such a broad consensus in Anambra State as we do now.

"I vowed when I joined office to never disappoint Anambra, my supporters, my family, or APGA. To make sure of that, we are working 247. Many have claimed that we have no opponents, but I believe that we will win the 326 wards as well as all 21 local governments. We should even target every polling station in the state, someone suggested. Our goal is to create a statement.

In addition to declaring his running mate as soon as he secured the party's ticket, the governor declared that he will continue to run with his present deputy.

"If it is not broken, why mend it?" was the title of a lecture I presented in 2017, and it was well received. I would like to announce today that Dr. Onyeka Ibezim is my renominated candidate for deputy governor. Why fix anything if it's not broken? The war has only begun, I would like to emphasize.