Charles Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, has been sworn in for a second term in office.
The inauguration ceremony took place on Tuesday at the newly renovated Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, where Soludo took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Onyeka Ibezim.
The ceremony was attended by Kashim Shettima, as well as former Nigerian presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.
Also present at the event were former Commonwealth of Nations Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, Siminalayi Fubara, and several other governors and political leaders.
Soludo secured re-election after being declared the winner of the November 8, 2025 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
According to INEC, the governor, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, polled 422,664 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 99,445 votes.
The candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Paul Chukwuma, came third with 37,753 votes.
INEC said 16 candidates participated in the election. Out of 2,788,864 registered voters in the state, 598,229 voters were accredited, with 595,298 votes cast and 11,244 rejected ballots recorded across the 21 local government areas.
The commission also stated that Soludo won the election in all 21 local government areas, securing a landslide victory.
