INEC assures political parties of strict adherence to the Anambra gubernatorial election timetable for November 8, 2025, and emphasises the importance of following the schedule and the last day for campaigns. The Independent National Electoral Commission has given political parties assurances that it is prepared to hold the off-cycle Anambra gubernatorial election on November 8,
INEC assures political parties of strict adherence to the Anambra gubernatorial election timetable for November 8, 2025, and emphasises the importance of following the schedule and the last day for campaigns.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has given political parties assurances that it is prepared to hold the off-cycle Anambra gubernatorial election on November 8, 2025, and that it will follow the schedule for the state election without letting the process be hijacked by political activities
The acting chairperson of the electoral commission, Mrs May Agbamuche May, gave this assurance during the quarterly consultative meeting with the political parties at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, where she addressed the ongoing activities of the commission, attended by the chairpersons of the political parties and other relevant stakeholders.
The acting chairperson of the commission acknowledged the exit of the former electoral commission chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who left the institution after the completion of his tenure as the head of the commission, ensuring that the commission programmes continue as previously planned by the outgone administration.
Speaking to the Anambra election, which the commission has been preparing for since the declaration of the activities for the poll last year, Mrs Agbamuche explained that the commission has completed ten activities out of the thirteen highlighted programmes for the electioneering process, stating that the remaining activities would be conducted as slated by the electoral commission.
Mrs Agbamuche further explained that the electoral commission is insistent on keeping strictly to the remaining activities as detailed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities. She also urged the Political Parties to be mindful of the last day for campaigns and keep strictly to it, stating that the commission has started working with the security agencies at the national, state and local government levels.
She also mentioned that the commission has received 171 requests for political party registration, and 14 associations have been approved based on the nation’s constitution and have fulfilled the requirements to move on to the next phase
She further stated that “the Commission has released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the other elections and some of the activities have already been carried out, the latest being the commencement of campaign by political parties in Anambra State and the FCT and the publication of the Notices of Election for the Ekiti State Governorship Election on 25th June, 2025 and that of Osun State Governorship Election on 13th August, 2025.
“In less than a month, precisely on 8th November, 2025, the Anambra State Governorship Election will be held. The timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Anambra State Governorship Election details 13 (thirteen) key activities to be carried out by the Commission. I am glad to inform you that the Commission has completed 10 (ten) of these activities. The outstanding activities are: the publication of Notice of Poll slated for 25th October, 2025, the Last day for Campaigns – 6th November, 2025 and the date of the Election – 8th November, 2025.
“The Commission is committed to keeping strictly to the remaining activities as detailed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities. Political Parties are therefore called upon to be mindful of the last day for campaigns and keep strictly to it. The Commission has been working assiduously and planning for the successful conduct of the Anambra State Governorship Election and have had several engagements with the Security Agencies at the National, State and Local Government levels. All non-sensitive materials for the Election have been delivered to the State, and Voter Education and sensitisation are ongoing.
“The Area Council Election in the FCT scheduled for 21st February, 2026, will be held in 68 constituencies made up of Chairmen and their deputies for the six Area Councils, namely Abaji, the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali, as well as 62 Wards drawn based on 10 Wards for each Area Council except AMAC, which has 12 Wards on account of its population.
“The timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Area Council Election details 13 (thirteen) key activities, out of which 8 (eight) of these activities have been carried out. The outstanding activities are: the last day for the submission of names of polling agents for the Election to the Electoral Officer of the Local Government Areas by political parties, Publication of the Official Register of Voters by the Commission, Publication of Notice of Poll, the Last day for Campaigns and the date of the Election.
“Turning to other electoral activities, the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) resumed nationwide on 18th August, 2025, for online pre-registration and 25th August 2025 for in-person registration at all INEC State and Local Government Area Offices Nationwide. This exercise will run for a full year and will end on 30th August, 2026. The Commission is impressed by the response of Nigerians to the CVR exercise, and for us, this is a testament that Nigerians believe in our democracy and the effort of the Commission towards ensuring that all eligible Nigerians are given the right to determine who leads them. The details of completed online pre-registrations and physical registrations are published on our website every week.
“As you are aware, the Commission received a total of 171 requests for registration of Political Parties. Each request was assessed based on its compliance with the provisions of section 222 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), section 79 (1, 2 and 4) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and Clause 2 of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2022. Out of the total number of applications received, 14 associations have met the requirements to proceed to the next stage. These details have also been published on our website.”
