/ Oct 01, 2026
/ Oct 01, 2026

Anambra 2025: Nweke emerges Action Alliance governorship candidate  

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A businessman, Ozo Nweke, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Action Alliance for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State election.

Nweke secured 58 votes to beat Amarachukwu Obioha, who got eight votes, and Elemuo Michael, who polled six, at the party’s primary held on Thursday in Awka.

The exercise, witnessed by the Independent National Electoral Commission officials and observers, had 72 accredited delegates and adopted the Option A4 voting method.

AA Chairman, Norbert Okorie, said the party was ready to challenge the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, boasting that its “Let the masses live” slogan would resonate with voters.

Okorie said, “Option A4 will be adopted for this primary where the candidate will emerge by delegates queuing behind their preferred aspirants. And through this method, our candidate will emerge peacefully and transparently.”

In his acceptance speech, Nweke extended a hand of fellowship to other contestants, noting that with unity among the stakeholders, the party’s victory would be assured during the November poll.

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Nweke said, “I thank all the delegates and party faithful. We are well qualified to govern Anambra State. Anambra State is going to be in the hands of the people who will care for the masses.

“Action Alliance stands for the masses. I am so overwhelmed by the votes, and I promised not to disappoint the people. We are going to do something that the people are going to see. I have accepted the challenge, and I promised to lead the party to an action-packed outing in the November 8 poll.

“If you look at the way things are going in Anambra, you will see that things have not been going well, and with AA under my leadership, we are going to change all that. We are going to change the insecure situation in Anambra with massive employment, we will build a conducive atmosphere for business to thrive.

“Democracy is about leadership, and the people have given me the leadership and what is important is that leadership will be done with a strategic approach.”

The Returning Officer, James Vanibe, commended the peaceful process of the primary and urged all stakeholders to work for the party.

“Anambra will be safer in the hands of AA. And by the slogan of our party, ‘let the masses live’, we are going to ensure that no one is left behind in the development of the state,” he added.

Nweke will face the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance; Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress; George Moghalu of the Labour Party; and Chioma Ifemulike and Chidi Onyeze of the Accord Party in the November poll.

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