The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that Anambra State Governorship election will hold on Saturday 8th November 2025.
The Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the 4th regular consultative meeting with political parties.
He stated that even as the commission prepares for the Ondo State Governorship election, it is mindful of it responsibilities for elections and electoral activities.
“For instance, Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 requires the Commission to issue the notice for elections not later than 360 days before the date of the election. This applies to the General as well as Off-Cycle governorship elections. As you are aware, the last governorship election in Anambra State was held on 6th November 2021. By the effluxion of time, the governorship election is due next year. Consequently, the Commission has approved that the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will hold on Saturday 8th November 2025”, he said.
According to him, in compliance with the mandatory requirement of 360 days, the formal notice for the election will be published on 13th November 2024 noting that Party primaries will be held from 20th March 2025 to 10th April 2025.
He added that the candidate nomination portal will open at 9.00am on 18th April 2025 and close at 6.00pm on 12th May 2025 with final list of candidates to be published on 9th June 2025.
Also, campaign in public by political parties will commence on 11th June 2025 and end at midnight of Thursday 6th November 2025 as voting will take place in all the 5,720 Polling Units across the State on Saturday 8th November 2025.
He further disclosed that 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.
On the forth coming Ondo governorship election, he said that the commission has successfully accomplished 10 out of the 13 activities listed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election.
“The remaining activities are the publication of the Notice of Poll, the Last Day of Campaign and Election Day. Although we have already published the Timetable, we are once again including copies in your folders for this meeting for guidance”
I have repeatedly said that there is no election season in Nigeria any longer. Recently, our regular meetings have come on the eve of major elections. With just 29 days (or four weeks) to the Ondo State Governorship election, today’s meeting is no exception. Only two days ago, the Commission presented the register of voters to political parties in our State office in Akure. With this development, .
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