The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced November 8, 2025, as the date for the off-cycle governorship election in Anambra state, in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced that a formal notice for the election will be published on 13th November 2024. The commission expects the party to conduct its primaries between 20th March 2025 and 10th April 2025, with the candidate nomination portal opening at 9.00 am on 18th April 2025 and closing at 6.00 pm on 12th May 2025. The final list of candidates will be published on 9th June 2025, and campaigns in public by political parties will commence on 11th June 2025 and end at midnight on 6th November 2025.
In the coming weeks, the Commission will provide details of other electoral activities, including the registration of new voters, transfer of voters, and the replacement of lost or damaged PVCs. A detailed Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will be uploaded to the INEC website and social media platforms before the end of this meeting, with hard copies also made available shortly.
Prof. Yakubu asked political parties to use the INEC Timetable to come up with their own Timetable and Schedule of Activities to enable them to work together and plan better for the deployment of personnel and resources for monitoring party primaries and campaign activities. He emphasized that there is no election season in Nigeria any longer, and with just 29 days (or four weeks) to the Ondo State Governorship election, today’s meeting is no exception.
The Commission has successfully accomplished 10 out of 13 activities listed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election, including the publication of the Notice of Poll, the Last Day of Campaign, and Election Day. The commission is working diligently to ensure that identification tags for each of the 24,148 agents uploaded to their portal are delivered.
The collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) from the last Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) began today in Ondo State, with cards available for collection at each of the 203 wards across the State for the next five days (17th-21st October 2024). The cards will then be available for collection in 18 Local Government Area offices in the State for one week (23rd-29th October 2024), open to citizens from 9 am – 5 pm daily.
