Anambra Election: Davido congratulates Soludo on his victory

International music star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has congratulated Prof Chukwuma Soludo on his emergence as Anambra Governor-elect.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of the election.

APGA scored a total of 112,229 votes, PDP had 53,807 votes, APC secured 43,285 votes while YPP had 21,261 votes.

Reacting, Soludo accepted the results and attributed his victory to the will of God.

With utmost humility and gratitude to God, I accept the results of the 2021 Anambra Governorship election as declared by INEC. This reflects the supreme will of the almighty God, and an overwhelming sacred mandate of the people,” he said in part.

Davido then took to his Twitter page and congratulated him, adding that it is important for votes to count.

He then congratulated the people of Anambra state and urged the former CBN governor to hit the ground running.

The musician wrote; ”Congrats sir … it’s just simple !! Let votes count ! Congrats to my Anambra people! Over to you YOUR EXCELLENCY ”

BREAKING: With 112,229 votes, INEC declares Soludo Anambra governor-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Wednesday declared the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Prof. Charles Soludo, as winner of the Anambra State governorship election.

The Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Florence Obi, who announced the results in Awka, said Soludo scored 112, 229 votes to brush aside the challenge of 17 other candidates.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Valentine Ozigbo, garnered 53, 807 votes while Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 43, 285 votes.