INEC picks November 2025 for Anambra governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 8, 2025 for the Anambra State governorship election.

The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this during a consultative meeting with political parties on Thursday in Abuja.

Yakubu stressed the importance of adhering to the timeline set forth by the Electoral Act of 2022 which requires that notices for elections be issued at least 360 days in advance.

He said: “As you are aware, the last governorship election in Anambra State was held on November 6, 2021. By the effluxion of time, the governorship election is due next year,” he stated, confirming the date for the upcoming election.”

The formal notice for the election will be published on November 13, a procedural step that INEC is mandated to follow to ensure transparency and preparedness for the poll.

“In compliance with the mandatory requirement of 360 days, the formal notice for the election will be published on November 13, 2024,” Yakubu added.

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He said party primaries would take place from March 20 to April 10, 2025, with the nomination of candidates opening on April 18 and closing on May 12, 2025.

“The candidate nomination portal will open at 9:00 am on April 18, 2025, and close at 6:00 pm on May 12, 2025. The final list of candidates will be published on June 9, 2025.

“Political parties will kick off their public campaigns on June 11, 2025, with campaigning concluding at midnight on November 6, 2025, just two days before the election. This timeline is crucial for candidates to connect with voters and present their platforms.

“The election will be conducted across all 5,720 polling units in Anambra State, ensuring that voters have accessible locations to cast their ballots. “Voting will take place in all the 5,720 polling units across the State on Saturday, November 8, 2025,” the INEC chairman concluded.

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