Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof. Charles Soludo who is running for the Office of Governor of Anambra State, has taken an early lead in the polls across seven Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Soludo who is contesting under the state’s stronghold platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), is already coasting in seven of the 21 LGAs of the state, according to the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The renowned Economist has also dusted two of his closest contenders, Valentine Ozigbo (PDP) and Andy Uba (APC) in their own LGAs.

In the results so far released by INEC, Soludo is leading in: Orumba South, Njijoka, Awka South, Onitsha South, Anambra East, Anaocha, and Anambra South.

As at 5am when INEC updated the results, Soludo was leading in five LGAs. By the time two new LGAs were announced, the APGA candidate’s lead rose to seven.

Below are the results of the seven LGAs that have been announced so far.

NJIKOKA LGA

APC – 3216

APGA – 8803

PDP – 3409

ORUMBA SOUTH LGA

APC: 2,060

APGA: 4394

PDP: 1672

AWKA SOUTH LGA

APC – 2595

APGA – 12891

PDP – 5489

ONITSHA SOUTH LGA

APC – 2050

APGA – 4281

PDP – 2253

ANAMBRA EAST LGA

APC 2034

APGA: 9746

PDP: 1380

ANAOCHA LGA

APC – 2085

APGA – 6911

PDP – 5,108

ONITSHA SOUTH

APC – 2,050

APGA – 4,788

PDP – 2,253