Mr Soludo polled a total of 112,229 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 53, 807 to emerge second.
Voting in respect of the supplementary election for Ihiala council area would commence on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
All politics may be local but effective local politics is personal.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed IPOB for the low turnout of voters in the November 6 governorship election declared inconclusive.
The civic group, which partnered The Gazette to cover the poll, also noted widespread malfunctions in the newly-deployed bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS).
Messrs Soludo and Uba, candidates in the ongoing governorship election in Anambra, gave differing assessments of the process.
The ex-military ruler said he has received assurances from electoral umpire INEC for a free and fair elections.
While e-voting has several benefits, it is not without faults.
“Let there be calm. If I’m IPOB leader, I will use the opportunity I am having to strategise for my people, hold the government of the eastern zone accountable.”
Over 76,000 new registrants are yet to be given their permanent voters card by INEC, YIAGA Africa said.
