Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the ongoing Anambra governorship election, George Moghalu, has lost his polling unit to Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

The result was announced by the presiding officer of the polling unit, Okonkwo Ebere, at about 2:50 p.m. after the election was concluded.

Mr Moghalu, who voted at Uruagu Ward 1 in Nnewi North Local Government Area, secured 22 votes, APC's Nicholas Ukachukwu scored just 5 votes, while Mr Soludo polled 57 votes to win the polling unit.

The total valid votes at the polling unit was 85, less than 20 per cent of the total 463 registered voters in the unit. The LP candidate cast his vote at about 11:40 a.m. on Saturday, ...