Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of voters for the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 8.
Gatekeepers News reports that Sam Olumekun, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday following the commission’s meeting in Abuja.
He explained that 168,187 residents registered as new voters during the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise conducted across 326 wards between July 8 and 20, 2025.
After the data was screened using the automated biometric identification system (ABIS), 27,817 multiple or invalid registrations were removed.
Olumekun added, “Consequently, the figure for new registrants now stands at 140,370 while valid applications for transfer into the State is 5,983, making a total of 146,353 new voters.”
Before the exercise, Anambra had 2,656,437 registered voters. With the additional valid registrants, the state now has a total of 2,802,790 eligible voters.
Olumekun also highlighted that Idemili North has the highest voter population with 246,318 (8.79 percent), followed by Awka South with 216,611 (7.73 percent) and Ogbaru with 188,016 (6.71 percent).
On the other end, Dunukofia recorded 83,580 (2.98 percent), while Anambra West had the lowest with 71,332 (2.55 percent).
INEC assured new voters in the state and those who applied for transfer or replacement of their lost or damaged Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), that their cards will be ready for collection well ahead of the Governorship Election holding in the next 63 days on Saturday, 8th November 2025.
On political party registration, Olumekun said INEC has so far received 171 letters of intent from associations seeking recognition, including 19 received since its last update.
He noted that changes in interim leadership of some groups, often linked to defections to other associations or existing political parties, were slowing down the process.
The statement added, “We wish to appeal to all the associations that submitted letters of intent to remain patient as we finalise the process. We also urge them to avoid frequent changes to their logos, acronyms and addresses or one association submitting multiple requests.”
“We wish to reassure the associations that the Commission will treat all applications fairly while urging them to assist the process by remaining consistent.”
