Nicholas Ukachukwu has defeated Valentine Ozigbo to secure the All Progressives Congress ticket for the upcoming Anambra governorship election.
The primary election, which took place on Saturday, saw Ukachukwu dominate the contest, winning with a significant margin of 1,455 votes against Ozigbo’s 67 votes.
The Anambra governorship election, scheduled for November 2025, is expected to be one of the key off-cycle elections in Nigeria.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo, who is currently in office, has already clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, the ruling party in the state.
In his victory speech following the announcement, Ukachukwu expressed his determination to lead the APC to victory in the upcoming election.
“We shall deliver Anambra to the APC. One thing I want to say here, nobody has won the governorship of Anambra without my support; it has never happened before. I have been playing godfatherism, but now I want to be the father of the father, no more godfather,” Ukachukwu declared.
