Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has refuted claims that he was the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election.
In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Moghalu expressed concern over media reports (not TVC News) that mistakenly identified him as the LP candidate and, in some cases, published his photograph alongside the stories.
Describing the reports as “false,” Moghalu explained that the confusion likely arose from a mix-up with Chief George Moghalu, who was the legitimate Labour Party candidate in the election.
He wrote, “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 @NgLabour in this election, with some running my photograph along with their reports.
“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.
“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.
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“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 added.
He urged all media organisations that published the incorrect reports to issue prompt corrections and retract the false information.
The actual Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu, contested the governorship against Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and other contenders, including Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
George Moghalu was decisively defeated by Soludo in the official results, both statewide and in his home local government of Nnewi North.
According to the Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, Soludo emerged victorious, surpassing Ukachukwu, who received 99,445 votes, and Chukwuma, who polled 37,753 votes. George Moghalu came distant fourth with 10,576 votes.
