By Valentine Amanze
No fewer than 2,802,790 eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots across the 21 local government areas of Anambra State to elect a new governor on November 8, 2025.
The stakes are high in the state regarded as a financial hub of the South East region and one of the most economically viable states in Nigeria.
The police said that movement would be restricted from 6a.m. to 6p.m. on Saturday.
Accreditation and voting at 5,718 polling units are expected to begin at 8:30a.m. and end at 2:30p.m.
Sorting and counting of votes at the ward, local, and state collation centres, as well as the announcement of the results, are expected to follow.
Sixteen political parties were cleared for the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Their candidates are Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), and John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Also cleared by INEC are George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP), Echezona Oti of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Ms. Chioma Ifemeludike of the African Action Congress (AAC), Jeff Nweke of Action Alliance (AA), Charles Onyeze of Accord Party (AP), Geoff Onyejegbu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Others are Chukwudubem Nweke of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Jerry Okeke of the Boot Party (BP), Ndidi Olieh of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Martin Ugwoji of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), and Vincent Chukwurah of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
INEC said that sensitive and non-sensitive materials are ready to be moved to the polling units.
Officials of the Commission arrived at the Central Bank of Nigeria in Awka on Thursday to collect sensitive election materials.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Queen Agwu, supervised the process, which was observed by party agents, journalists, and accredited monitors.
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INEC said sensitive and non-sensitive materials are ready to be moved to the polling units.
INEC’s Chairman, Joash Amupitan, assured residents that the Commission would conduct a credible exercise in the state.
This will be Amupitan’s first governorship election since his appointment by President Bola Tinubu in October 2025.
Amupitan’s swearing in by the President came a week after the Senate confirmed his appointment following a screening session on October 16.
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