The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that 2,802,790 voters are on its register for the Anambra State governorship election fixed for November 8, 2025.
This was announced in a statement on Thursday by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee.
Olumekun explained that a voter registration exercise was carried out across the 326 wards of the state between July 8 and July 20, 2025. During the exercise, 168,187 people applied to register as new voters.
“In line with Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, the list of new registrants was displayed for claims and objections,” he said.
He added that the data was checked with the Automated Biometric Identification System, which removed 27,817 duplicate or multiple registrations, leaving 140,370 valid new registrants.
INEC also processed 5,983 transfer applications into Anambra, bringing the total number of additional voters to 146,353.
“Before this exercise, Anambra State had 2,656,437 registered voters. With the additions, the register has now increased to 2,802,790,” Olumekun confirmed.
A breakdown of the figures shows that Idemili North has the highest number of voters with 246,318, followed by Awka South with 216,611, and Ogbaru with 188,016. The lowest are Dunokofia with 83,580 and Anambra West with 71,332.
Olumekun also assured citizens that all Permanent Voter Cards, including those for new registrants, transfers, and replacements, would be ready before the polls.
“The commission wishes to assure new voters in Anambra State, as well as those who applied for transfer or replacement of their lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards, that their cards will be ready for collection well ahead of the governorship election,” he said.
The Anambra governorship election is one of the off-cycle elections resulting from court rulings that adjusted the electoral timetable. Sixteen political parties will participate in the contest, having met INEC’s May 12, 2025 deadline for submitting candidates. Campaigns have already begun across the state.
