Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has dedicated his victory in the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election to three policemen killed when he was attacked by gunmen in April 2021 during a town hall meeting in his hometown in Isuofia in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.

He spoke during an acceptance speech shortly after he was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday morning.

The Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, Prof Florence Obi, announced the result on Wednesday morning at the INEC office in Awka, Anambra State.

“That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar said on Wednesday.

Soludo, who was the apex bank governor between 2004 and 2009, was declared winner after a supplementary election was held in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. He won 19 of the 21 local governments areas including Ihiala LGA.

Sixty one-year-old Soludo won with 112,229 votes beating Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party polled 21,261 votes came fourth.

Describing the election as a reflection of the will of the people, Soludo said He promised to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state while extending an olive branch to his contenders in the race.

“Let me say with utmost humility and gratitude to God, I accept the results of the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election as declared by INEC. And this reflects the supreme will of the Almighty God and an overwhelming sacred mandate of the people…This is a divine journey whose time has come.
“At this moment we must remember and must continue to remember all those who died during the course of this moment, especially the three policemen who were killed by unknown gunmen during our town hall meeting with youths in my ward. May God continue to grant their soul eternal rest,” he said.

Soludo, whose walk to victory was paved with stony challenges including legal battles and intra-party squabbles, thanked the judiciary for standing tall.

“The election itself tested the integrity of our federal institutions. Many times there were tensions, especially as one party boasted that it must take or ‘conquer’ but the judiciary stood for the integrity of the judiciary,” he said.

Soludo is expected to be sworn into office next March after the expiration of the two-term tenure of the incumbent governor, Willie Obiano, who is also of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Policemen of the "zoo"? politicians are the same

Nice to remember them. Make sure you continue to take care of the families they left behind

You people that keep calling Nigeria zoo, but yet you all live in the zoo, use the zoo money, and the zoo government empower and employ most of you people. Sorry oh! but i just have to be the carrier of bad news, "YOU ALL ARE THE REAL ANIMALS"

IgweOfNnewi:
Policemen of the zoo?

kaydee007:
You people that keep calling Nigeria zoo, but yet you all live in the zoo, use the zoo money, and the zoo government empower and employ most of you people. Sorry oh! but i just have to be the carrier of bad news, "YOU ALL ARE THE REAL ANIMALS"

He is being sarcastic

kaydee007:
You people that keep calling Nigeria zoo, but yet you all live in the zoo, use the zoo money, and the zoo government empower and employ most of you people. Sorry oh! but i just have to be the carrier of bad news, "YOU ALL ARE THE REAL ANIMALS"

Common can't you read sarcasm

Zoo police filled with monkeys and baboons

Adiola:
Zoo police filled with monkeys and baboons

Yet when armed robbers invade , you people will be calling on the same zoo police for help.

The thing is, the police force is a reflection of the Nigerian people. People like you.

Add the fact that the budget for the police force is one tenth of what a big city in the US uses to police 25 million people...the Nigerian police uses it to police 200 million people...and you would be expecting miracles.

Plus there are many policemen who do their jobs in a civilized manner, and some who even go above what they are supposed to do. You won't hear their stories...you hear the bad stories.

Plus, what are you doing agitation wise to make police conditions better, to make the police better? Apart from shouting 'zoo' all the time?

A man with a heart of gold

You will soon become ipob terrorists enemy Number One for daring to remember the victims of their massacre.

Congratulations sir. It is a conquest well deserved. I sincerely pray you govern for the good of the people of Anambra state who defied all threats posed by rampaging ipob shitheads to troop out and cast their ballot in your favour.

omenkaLives:
You will soon become ipob terrorists enemy Number One.

Congratulations sir. It is a conquest well deserved. I sincerely pray you govern for the good of the people of Anambra state who defied all threats posed by rampaging ipob shitheads to troop out and cast their ballot in your favour.

oga stop hiding your pains
you're pained that Apc lost
Stop hiding it under ipob
Hahahahaha

IgweOfNnewi:
Policemen of the zoo?

What are you oga?
Pig of the zoo?
Are you telling me your parents are also animals because it's only animals that live in zoo

Congratulations Sir

Don't disappoint the good people of Anambra

Adiola:
Zoo police filled with monkeys and baboons

Don't call Nigeria a zoo.

AsampeteNwaanyi:
oga stop hiding your pains
you're pained that Apc lost
Stop hiding it under ipob
Hahahahaha

Pained APC lost? I never wanted uba to win. Had APC presented a better candidate, I might have supported. Had Soludo stood on the platform of pdp, I still would have been excited about his victory.

Anambra will become his test for the future. I see him having a very good chance at the presidency if he.performs creditably in Anambra. He'd surely.have my support. Good run he had with CBN by my estimation.

So, no, I'm not pained.

I am sincerely sure ipob would find his comments demeaning, knowing they killed those men. Ipob terrorists are intolerant of such remarks, so it is only a matter of time before they start calling him a fulani stooge and place a bounty on his head like they did Wike.

God punish ipob and all their enablers. God bless Anambra state.

epondudu:

What are you oga?
Pig of the zoo?
Are you telling me your parents are also animals because it's only animals that live in zoo

Read with your brain wide open before you started foaming in the mouth.

omenkaLives:
Pained APC lost? I never wanted uba to win. Had APC presented a better candidate, I might have supported. Had Soludo stood on the platform of pdp, I still would have been excited about his victory.

Anambra will become his test for the future. I see him having a very good chance at the presidency if he.performs creditably in Anambra. He'd surely.have my support. Good run he had with CBN by my estimation.

So, no, I'm not pained.

I am sincerely sure ipob would find his comments demeaning, knowing they killed those men. Ipob terrorists are intolerant of such remarks, so it is only a matter of time before they start calling him a fulani stooge and place a bounty on his head like they did Wike.

God punish ipob and all their enablers. God bless Anambra state.

Hahahahahaha

IgweOfNnewi:
Read with your brain wide open

O dun bajé bajé
Nigeria is not a ZOO

AsampeteNwaanyi:

Hahahahahaha

Bloodykiller so it is you. I should have known!!!

As you get one million handles like this, if jungle come mature and person need to contact you, how is one going to be sure what moniker to mention and get you to see the mention? Haba!!

omenkaLives:
so it is you. I should have known!!!

As you get one million handles like this, if jungle come mature and person need to contact you, how is one going to be sure what moniker to mention and get you to see the mention? Haba!!

just mention me on anyone sir
especially this
thanks

Congratulations to the man of the hour... I'm trusting you will deliver as expected!

Nice one

Anambra people came together in love to vote APGA like they always do

God will continue to bless the state with good leaders like Soludo

backbencher:


Yet when armed robbers invade , you people will be calling on the same zoo police for help.

The thing is, the police force is a reflection of the Nigerian people. People like you.

Add the fact that the budget for the police force is one tenth of what a big city in the US uses to police 25 million people...the Nigerian police uses it to police 200 million people...and you would be expecting miracles.

Plus there are many policemen who do their jobs in a civilized manner, and some who even go above what they are supposed to do. You won't hear their stories...you hear the bad stories.

Plus, what are you doing agitation wise to make police conditions better, to make the police better? Apart from shouting 'zoo' all the time?

simply put , the zoo police is bleeped and irredeemable ... No matter how hard you try to help and endure situations , the keep provoking you ....

Adiola:
simply put , the zoo police is bleeped and irredeemable ... No matter how hard you try to help and endure situations , the keep provoking you ....

So don't call them when your property's or life is threatened

Good morning

backbencher:


So don't call them when your property's or life is threatened

Good morning

I feel safer where unknown gun men are than the police

God bless Nigeria

IgweOfNnewi:
Policemen of the "zoo"? politicians are the same

Anakogheri