“I congratulate you on your electoral victory and pray for the success of your aspiration for the goodness of Anambra State and Ndi Igbo”
His Majesty, Igwe Ositadinma Sunny Nwokedi, Eze Oranyelu, Uthoko VI of Achalla, Anambra State, has congratulated the Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, for his landslide victory of the Anambra governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Chukwuma Soludo the winner of the November 6 governorship election after he polled a total of112,229 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 53, 807 to emerge second. Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate got a total of 43,285 votes to emerge the third position. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) came fourth with 21,261 votes. The Returning Officer for the 2021 Anambra governorship election, Florence Obi, announced this in the early hours of Wednesday at INEC headquarters, Awka.
In a press statement issued from the Palace, Igwe Ositadinma Sunny Nwokedi wished the governor-elect a productive future and urged community leaders and entire Anambra state indigenes to work with him to consolidate the wonderful work of the out-going governor, Chief Willie Obiano.
“On behalf of The Uthoko Na Eze Royal Family of Achalla, the Igwe-in Council, the Ancient Society of Ndi Alor, and the entire Achalla Community, I congratulate you on your electoral victory and pray for the success of your aspiration for the goodness of Anambra State and Ndi Igbo” the release read in part.
Igwe Ositadinma Sunny Nwokedi also commended the INEC, the security sector, and the government for conducting what he described as “an exemplary electoral exercise executed at a time of security uncertainty.”
Located in the south-central part of Anambra State, Achalla is the capital of Awka North Local Government surrounded by towns like Amanuke, Igbariam, Obaefemili, Ukwulu, Urum e.t.c.
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