The governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been nominated as the flagbearer of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), for the November 8, 2025, governorship election in the state.
The incumbent, who was returned unopposed, polled over 300 votes during the primary which was held in Awka on Saturday.
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) had earlier announced that it would hold the 2025 governorship primary election for Anambra State on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Ifeanyi Mbaeri, the National Organising Secretary/Secretary, Electoral Committee 2025, had previously signed a statement that included this information.
He stated that the Primary Election will take place in Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka and that a five-member Electoral Committee, led by Chief Uche Nwegbo (Deputy National Chairman, South), has been established by the National Working Committee to supervise the process.
The statement reads in part: “The Primary Election shall commence at 8am prompt with accreditation of Delegates and Observers. The accreditation exercise shall take place outside the premises of Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, on the tarred road leading to the New Government House.
“Accreditation of Delegates and Observers shall run from 8am until its closure by 12 noon. Any Delegate or Observer who is not in the queue before 12 noon shall not be accredited.
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“Only duly accredited Delegates and Observers shall be allowed access into the premises of Dr Alex Ekwueme Square. Non-Delegates or Observers are warned not to be seen anywhere near the said venue of Primary election.
“All Delegates and Observers are required to present a valid means of Identification before they can be accredited. Valid means of Identification include National ID Card, International Passport, Voter’s card or any other Government issued means of Identification. Delegates and Observers shall be mandatorily required to wear their Tags around their necks at all times during the Primary election.
“All duly accredited Delegates shall be seated at designated stands of their respective Local Government Areas at the pavilion. The said Stand of each LGA shall be clearly marked and easily identifiable. All Observers shall be seated at the Stand designated for Observers.
“The APGA 2025 Governorship Primary election shall be conducted in strict compliance with the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Electoral Act, 2022, and INEC Guidelines/Regulations for Political Party Primaries. To that end, all Delegates and Observers are mandatorily required to strictly comply with these Modalities/Guidelines.”
After his emergence, the incumbent, Governor Soludo, would wait for the other party’s candidate to emerge from other political parties of interest as the run-up to the gubernatorial election takes form.
