Willie Obiano, incumbent Governor of Anambra State and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday.

Obiano won in all the 21 local government areas of the state with a total of about 234,071 votes.

Tony Nwoye, candidate of the of All Progressives Congress (APC), came second, followed by Oseloka Obaze of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation and candidate of the United Progressives Party (UPP) came a distant fourth.

Zana Akpagu, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar who also acted as the Returning Officer for the election, said that a total 448, 771 votes were cast during the election on Saturday, out of which 422, 314 votes were valid and 26,457 were rejected.

Nwoye, who came a distant second in the poll, garnered a total of 98,752 votes, while Obaze and Chidoka had 70,293 and 7,903 votes respectively.

Speaking after the results were declared, Obiano said victory for APGA also signifies victory for to every Igbo individual who is concerned about the place of Ndigbo in the nation’s polity.

He also called on the other contestants in the election to join forces with him in building a state that would be the envy of the South East region.

Obiano, while expressing gratitude to all members of APGA for their steadfastness, also commended INEC for conducting a transparent exercise, and also the law enforcement agencies for ensuring “that the people’s mandate is not thwarted”.

He further said that his government is open to new ideas and vision and is willing to work with anyone who has something to share that will make Anambra State greater.

He assured citizens of Anambra that “the state has stepped into its finest hour and its journey into greatness is now assured”.