By Our Correspondent
The Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC) has announced date for party primaries in the Anambra State November 8 ,2025 governorship election in the state.
According to INEC the party primaries will hold from March 20 to April 10, 2025, while the candidate nomination portal will open on April 18, 2025, and close on May 12, 2025.
Political parties are expected to begin their public campaigns on June 11, 2025, and campaigning will end at midnight on November 6, 2025.
The election will take place in all 5,720 polling units across Anambra State, and INEC will soon upload the full timetable and schedule of activities on its website and social media platforms.
The INEC said “In compliance with the mandatory requirement of 360 days, the formal notice for the election will be published . Party primaries will be held from March 20, 2025, to April 10, 2025.
“The candidate nomination portal will open at 9.00 am on April 18, 2025, and close at 6.00 pm on May 12, 2025. The final list of candidates will be published on June 9, 2025.
“Campaign in public by political parties will commence on June 11, 2025, and end at midnight of Thursday 6th November 2025. Voting will take place in all the 5,720 Polling Units across the State on Saturday 8th November 2025.
“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,” he explained.
The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement during a consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja
Yakubu noted that the formal notice for the election will be published in line with the requirements of the Electoral Act 2022, which mandates that the notice for any election be issued no later than 360 days before the election date.
“As you are aware, the last governorship election in Anambra State was held on 6th November 2021.
“Consequently, the Commission has approved that the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will hold on Saturday 8th November 2025,” the chairman stated.
