At polling unit 019, Agulu Ward 11, Anaocha Local Government Area — Obi’s voting centre — APC candidate Nicholas Ukachukwu secured 73 votes to defeat Labour Party’s George Moghalu, who scored 57 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came third with 38 votes.
Speaking after casting his vote, Obi expressed disappointment over what he described as the growing trend of financial inducement among voters.
“It is sad that bad governance is fuelling vote buying and selling,” Obi said, noting that reports indicated votes were being traded for between ₦15,000 and ₦30,000 across parts of the state.
The development comes as a surprise, given that Obi had won over 95 percent of the votes in Anambra during the 2023 presidential election. Despite his active campaigning for the Labour Party ahead of the governorship poll, the party struggled to replicate that performance.
Elsewhere, APC’s Ukachukwu also won convincingly in his own polling unit at Umudiala Village, Osumenyi, Nnewi South LGA. At polling unit 12, ward 2, the APC candidate recorded 108 votes, while incumbent governor and APGA candidate Charles Soludo polled just four votes. Two votes were declared invalid, while other parties received none.
The results were sorted and announced by Maduka Evan, the presiding officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the polling unit
Meanwhile, Labour Party’s governorship candidate George Moghalu also lost in his polling unit at Uruagu Ward 1, Nnewi North LGA, despite earlier alleging widespread vote buying and voter inducement.
Ukachukwu, on his part, had expressed confidence in his performance earlier in the day, saying he was optimistic about the outcome of the election.
As vote counting continued across the state, the results from key polling units pointed to an unexpectedly competitive race in what has traditionally been considered Labour Party territory.
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President Bola Tinubu's aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday mocked former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday for losing his polling unit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing Anambra governorship election.
Bayo Onanuga who took to his X handle described Obi as “the pontificator” who could not deliver his own polling unit to his party.
“The pontificator Peter Obi loses his polling unit to APC, his candidate beaten in Anambra election,” Onanuga wrote.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) had defeated the Labour Party (LP) at the polling unit of former Anambra State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi.
The result, announced around 3:00 p.m. at Polling Unit 019, Agulu Ward 11, Anaocha Local Government Area — where Obi voted earlier in the day — showed the APC candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu, polling 73 votes, while the Labour Party’s George Moghalu scored 57 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) followed with 38 votes.
The result has sent ripples through the political landscape in Anambra, where Obi has long been regarded as a dominant political force.
During the 2023 presidential election, he had delivered a landslide victory for the Labour Party, winning over 95 percent of the votes in the state and sweeping all 21 local government areas.
Observers say the loss could signal waning influence of the Labour Party in the state or a growing voter realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Despite actively campaigning for his party’s candidate in the current election, the defeat at his home polling unit has been viewed by many as a symbolic blow to Obi’s political stature in Anambra.
As of the time of filing this report, collation of results from other polling units across the state was still ongoing.