from David Onuoja, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring free, Fair and credible election in the Country.
Speaking today at the Quarterly Consultative Meeting held in Abuja with the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the acting Chairman of INEC, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, said non-sensitive materials for Anambra election has been delivered.
She therefore, cautioned political parties and their candidates to be ware of campaign deadline to avoid violating the Electoral Act and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
According to her, “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.
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“The Commission has been working assiduously and making arrangements for the successful conduct of the Anambra State Governorship Election and have had several engagements with the Security Agencies at National, State and Local Government levels. All non-sensitive materials for the Election have been delivered to the State and Voter Education and sensitization is ongoing.
“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 on a weekly basis.
“As you are aware, the Commission received a total of 171 requests for registration of Political Parties. Each request was assessed on the basis of 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”, she averred.
