Newsone reports that election results of the ongoing Anambra governorship election have started coming in from different wards amid voter apathy.
This online news platform understands that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently conducting the Anambra governorship election 2021 amidst tight security. The election commenced at exactly 8 am on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) put the number of registered voters for the Anambra election at 2.5 million registered voters
Eighteen (18) candidates are vying for the post of a governor on the platform of 18 political parties. Anambra, with over 4 million population, consists of 21 local government areas. There are 5,720 Polling Units (PUs) across the state.
Newsone Nigeria reports that that the Anambra election is taking place in twenty-one (21) Local Government Areas (LGAs) and three hundred and twenty-seven (327) wards in the state.
Local government areas where the Anambra election 2021 is taking place include: Aguata, Awka North, Awka South, Anambra East, Anambra West, Anaocha, Ayamelum, Dunukofia, Ekwusigo, Idemili North, Idemili South, Ihiala, Njikoka, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Orumba North, Orumba South and Oyi.
Seven candidates have emerged as the major contenders of the election. The contenders are: Charles Soludo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra, Ifeanyi Ubah – Young Progressive Party (YPP), Valentine Ozigbo – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Maduka – Accord Party (AP),Akachukwu Nwankpo – African Democratic Congress (ADC), Andy Uba – All Progressives Congress (APC), and Obiora Dikeora – Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) are hoping to beat APGA’s Soludo to the number one political position in Anambra State.
11:58 pm BridgeHead 1. Onitsha South: A 3 AA 0 AAC 3 ADC 0 ADP 0 APC 92 APGA 146 APM 0 APP 0 BP 0 LP 2 NNPP 0 NRM 1 PDP 105 PRP 1 SDP 0 YPP 12 ZLP 1 Registered voters 5482 Accredited voters 380 Vote cast 380 Valid votes 367 Rejected votes 13.
10:01pm Ward 18: Nri II, Anaocha Local Government: Registered Voters – 4,248 Accredited Voters – 622 A-0 AA-1 AAC-2 ADC-1 ADP-2 APC-98 APGA-188 APM-0 APP-0 BP-0 LP-4 NNPP-00 NRM-01 PDP-283 PRP-02 SDP-00 YPP-19 ZLP-06 VALID: 607 REJECTED: 13 TOTAL: 620
8: 41pm Ward 3: Adazi Enu I, Anaocha LG: Number of Registered Voters: 3414 Number of Accredited voters: 514 APC—124 PDP—118 APGA—208 YPP—31 Valid Votes—498 Rejected Votes—016 Total Votes Cast—514.
8:21pm Ward 14: Ichida II, Anaocha LG: Number of Registered Voters : 5569 Number of Accredited voters : 870 APC — 32 PDP— 228 APGA — 480 YPP — 88 Valid Votes — 856 Rejected Votes — 13 Total Votes Cast — 869
8:15 p.m. PU005 Umueze Awovu Hall, Enugu-Ukwu Ward III, Njikoka LGA (Deputy Governor’s polling unit): Registered voters-816 Accredited voters-184 Total votes cast-152 Invalid votes-8 AAC-1 APC-61 APGA-82 LP-1 PDP-4 PRP-1 YPP-2
DISCLAIMER: Please note that these results are yet to be confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the only body recognised by law to declare election result.