Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has dismissed reports claiming he was the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election.

In a statement shared on his X handle on Tuesday, Moghalu expressed shock over several media publications that wrongly identified him as the LP flag bearer and even published his photograph alongside their stories.

“I am distressed to have seen several news reports… citing ‘Kingsley Moghalu’ as the candidate of Labour Party in this election, with some running my photograph along with their reports,” he wrote.
“These reports are false, unfortunate and smack of lazy reporting, as they were apparently conflating Chief George Moghalu, who was the Labour Party candidate in the election, with me.”

‘I Left Partisan Politics in 2022’

Moghalu clarified that he is not a member of any political party, did not contest the November 8 poll, and has not participated in partisan politics since 2022.

“For the avoidance of doubt, I am not a member of any political party in Nigeria. I was not a candidate in the Anambra State gubernatorial election held on November 8, 2025.
“I resigned from participation in partisan politics in Nigeria in September 2022, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
“I was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 presidential election,” he stated.

He urged media outlets responsible for the misinformation to issue prompt corrections and retractions.

Actual LP Candidate Came Fourth in Poll

The Labour Party was in fact represented by George Moghalu, who contested against incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Chukwuma of the YPP, and other candidates.

According to official results announced by the Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Soludo won the election with a wide margin.

Ukachukwu polled 99,445 votes, YPP’s Paul Chukwuma finished with 37,753, while George Moghalu placed fourth with 10,576 votes.
He later rejected the outcome, alleging massive vote-buying and underage voting across several polling units.

The mix-up has renewed calls for accuracy and professionalism in political reporting, with Moghalu insisting that reputable media organisations must uphold factual integrity, especially during elections.

“I was not involved in any way and should not be linked to the poll,” he said, urging corrections from all outlets that circulated the misleading claims.