The Anambra State government has released the programme timetable for the second-term swearing-in ceremony of Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim.
According to the timetable released on Tuesday and signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, the official swearing-in will hold on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka.
The ceremony will be preceded by an interdenominational service at the International Convention Centre, Awka, on March 15, 2026, and followed by a thanksgiving mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka, on March 22 at 10 a.m.
Guests are expected to be seated by 9 a.m., while all accredited media houses are to arrive before 8 a.m. After the swearing-in, Governor Soludo will inspect a guard of honour and deliver his inaugural address before attending the interdenominational service and resuming official duties.
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Soludo, who was reelected under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) during the November 8, 2025, governorship election, will be sworn in as the sixth democratically elected governor of Anambra State.
In the November election, Soludo polled 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, the All Progressives Congress candidate Nicholas Ukachukwu, who scored 99,445 votes, and the Young Progressives Party candidate Sir Paul Chukwuma, who came third with 37,753 votes.
The state government expressed gratitude to well-wishers and supporters, noting the continued outpouring of goodwill and support from within Nigeria and abroad.