Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has forcefully denied media reports that erroneously identified him as the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the recent Anambra State governorship election held on November 8, 2025.
In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday, Moghalu voiced his deep disappointment over several news publications that not only cited him as the LP flag bearer but, in some cases, ran his photograph alongside their stories about the election.
He described the publications as plainly “false,” explaining that the misleading reports were due to reporters conflating him with the actual candidate, George Moghalu, who ran on the Labour Party platform.
“I am distressed to have seen several news reports in newspapers and other media on the recently held Anambra State governorship election in Nigeria, citing ‘Kingsley Moghalu’ as the candidate of Labour Party… with some running my photograph along with their reports,” he wrote. “These reports are false, unfortunate and smack of lazy reporting.”
Setting the Record Straight
For the benefit of the public and the media, Moghalu provided clear boundaries regarding his political involvement. He unequivocally stated that he is not a member of any political party in Nigeria and did not participate in the Anambra poll.
Moghalu reminded the public that his last foray into partisan politics was as the presidential candidate for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 general election. Crucially, he confirmed: “I resigned from participation in partisan politics in Nigeria in September 2022, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.”
The seasoned economist subsequently urged all media outlets that had circulated the misleading information to promptly issue corrections and publish retractions to avoid further confusion.
The Actual Contest
The actual LP candidate, George Moghalu, went up against a formidable field that included the incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Following the collation of results, the Returning Officer, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, officially declared Governor Soludo the winner with a wide margin. Ukachukwu secured 99,445 votes, while Chukwuma obtained 37,753. George Moghalu placed fourth in the contest, polling 10,576 votes.
However, the LP candidate later rejected the official results, leveling accusations of massive vote-buying and underage voting across the state.
