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2.7 million voters to decide Anambra’s next governor

About 2.7 million registered voters in Anambra State will today (Saturday)  elect the state’s next governor for a four-year term.

THR News reports In Awka, banks, markets and offices remained open on Friday in Onitsha and other major towns, as residents went about their daily activities.

However, an increased security presence at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on major roads, and helicopter patrols across the state.

Though Candidates from 16 political parties are contesting in the election, but it is a four-horse race between the incumbent, Governor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP); Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC); and Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Governor Charles Soludo was elected governor in 2021 with 112,229 votes, followed by Andy Uba (53,807) and Valentine Ozigbo (43,285).

 

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