The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) named Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the November 8, 2025, elections. George Moghalu, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for governorship in the Anambra election, has contested the results.
Soludo reportedly defeated fifteen other contenders, including Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Just six hours after the final announcement, Moghalu spoke to reporters in his Nnewi office on Sunday, stating that the exercise did not represent the people’s desire.
Moghalu described the poll’s conduct as seriously defective, claiming that several irregularities, particularly vote buying, compromised the process.
“In my opinion, the governorship election in Anambra State on November 8, 2025, fell short of expectations,” he stated. I hereby completely reject it.
“I’ve run in elections before, but this one was unique.” The extent of vote-buying was concerning.
Additionally, the LP candidate asserted that some juveniles were allowed to cast ballots and that they were observed holding voter cards.
“Kids who weren’t supposed to have voter cards were openly seen with them and allowed to vote,” he claimed.
“These are problems that call into question the process’s integrity.”
Moghalu further claimed that people in certain polling places complained that the Labour Party’s name appeared on the ballot without its emblem, which he claimed might have confused voters trying to find the party.
“This is one of the unsettling reports we received from the field,” he stated. These anomalies are too big to be disregarded.
The LP candidate promised to provide a more thorough statement after obtaining a thorough report from agents stationed throughout the state.
“Once I receive the complete election report, we will analyze it and decide on our next course of action,” he stated. But one thing is certain: I disagree with the outcome.
Declaring that it would be “premature” to make a decision without considering all the facts, he declined to declare if he would go to court.
In response to allegations that several LP operatives were absent from voting places, Moghalu stated that some may have quit their positions due to dissatisfaction with irregularities they saw.
