Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra State.

Soludo in the primary election which he contested with four other aspirants, Hon. ThankGod Ibe, Hon. Okwudili Ezenwankwo and Barr Damian Okolo, scored 740 votes out of a total of 792 votes cast in the election.

Soludo’s challengers, Okwudili Ezenwankwo got 41 votes, ThankGod Ibe 10 votes and Okolo Damian seven votes.

“It is with humility, gratitude and total submission to the will of God that I hereby accept your nomination as the gubernatorial candidate of APGA in the November 6 governorship election,” he said as he gave an acceptance speech.

“I want to thank the Alpha and the Omega, who in his infinite wisdom, decided that I should come from Anambra State of Nigeria. In gratitude to him, I will devote every moment of my remaining life on earth to serving him by working hard to leave here better than I met it.”

The election was held by the Chief Victor Oye faction of the party, which also has the support of the only governor of the party, Chief Willie Obiano of Anambra State.

The gubernatorial election is set to hold on November 6, 2021.