The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 2,802,790 voters will elect a new governor of the Anambra State in the election scheduled to hold on Saturday.
TheHintsNews reports that the front runners in the governorship election include the incumbent, Governor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP).
Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan reiterated that the mission of the commission was to ensure that every vote counts, and that the will of the people prevails
His words: “With a register of 2,802,790 eligible voters, Anambra has the numbers to powerfully shape its own destiny.
“However, the historical slide in voter participation in the state is genuinely worrying: In the 2013 Governorship Election, turnout was only 25.5 per cent (413,005 valid votes from 1,770,125 registered).
“In 2017, it dropped further to 20.10 per cent (422,314 valid votes from 2,364,134 registered).
“In 2021, the situation deteriorated sharply with a mere 10.27 per cent turnout (241,523 valid votes from 2,466,638 registered).
“Democracy only thrives when citizens actively choose their leaders. I, therefore, urge every person in Anambra to come out and exercise their civic right without fear or favour.”
“Following the conclusion of voter registration and a thorough database clean-up, the Commission finalised a register of 2,802,790 voters for this election on September 4th, 2025.”
Amupitan added that initially, only 63.9 per cent of voters had collected their PVC saying to close this gap, INEC extended the PVC collection period from Wednesday, 29th October to Sunday, 2nd November 2025, ensuring collection centres were open across all 326 Registration Areas (Wards).
He noted that the extension has yielded excellent results as the percentage of collected PVCs to registered voters now stands at an impressive 98.80 per cent.