By; PAMELA EBOH Awka
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificate of Return to the new elected governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo
Soludo who defeated 17 other candidates to emerge winner of the Saturday, November 6 and 9 governorship election in the state, was handed the certificate of return at the INEC office in Awka, Anambra State.
Also issued with a certificate of return was his deputy, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim.
Soludo will in March 2021, take over the mantle of leasership from the incumbent Governor, Willie Obiano who will be completing his 8-year term same month.
He won 19 out of the 21 local governments areas in the state, including Ihiala LGA where supplementary election was held on November 9 following INEC inability to send its staff members there.
Soludo polled 112,229 votes, thereby defeating his closest rivals, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party who polled 53,807 votes, Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes and Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party who polled 21,261 votes.
Expectations are that as a continuity government under the plartform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, that he will right the wrong of the Obiano administration and improve on the good ones.
Party members who trooped out en mass to celebrate the former CBN governor have taken off to his country home of Isuofia to continue the celebration.
