…as it receives 19 more associations Seeking party registration
From David Onuoja, Abuja
Prior to the recent voters registration in Anambra State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has scrutinized the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR), carried out and said that 2,802,790 were the total numbers of voters now in Anambra state against the previous 2,656,437 registered.
According to a press statement released by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said, the CVR carried out in the 326 Wards across the State from 8th to 20th July 2025; 168,187 citizens registered as new voters.
It added, “at the end of the registration exercise, the Commission earmarked a period of one week (26th July to 1st August), to display the list of new registrants in all the Wards for claims and objections by citizens in the spirit of Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2022.
“Furthermore, the Commission scrutinised the list using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), to detect invalid registrations. At the end of the process, 27,817 records were found to be double or multiple registrations and removed from the list.
“Consequently, the figure for new registrants now stands at 140,370 while valid applications for transfer into the State is 5,983, making a total of 146,353 new voters.
“Prior to the recent voter registration, Anambra State had 2,656,437 registered voters. With the new registrants, the voters roll for the State now stands at 2,802,790.
“The distribution of the new figures by Local Government Area, shows that Idemili North with 246,318 (8.79%) has the highest number of voters, followed by Awka South with 216,611 (7.73%) and Ogbaru with 188,016 (6.71%). On the other hand, Dunokofia and Anambra West have 83,580 (2.98%) and 71,332 (2.55%) registered voters respectively.
“The distribution of new voters by Local Government Area is uploaded to our website and other official platforms for public information.
“We wish to assure new voters in Anambra State as well as those who applied for transfer or replacement of their lost or damaged Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) that their cards will be ready for collection well ahead of the Governorship Election holding in the next 63 days on Satruday 8th November 2025”, it revealed.
Similarly, INEC said, 19 more letters of intent have been received from associations seeking to register for political parties, bringing the total so far to 171 as at 3rd September 2025. Details of which are uploaded to the INEC website and its other official platforms for public information.
The statement read: “As earlier announced by the Commission, a shortlist of the pre-qualified associations is being finalised for the next stage of application for registration. The committee reviewing the letters of intent has prepared its recommendations for final consideration by the Commission.
“We wish to appeal to all the associations that submitted letters of intent to remain patient as we finalise the process. We also urge them to avoid frequent changes to their logos, acronyms and addresses or one association submitting multiple requests. Worse, some associations have changed their interim leadeships, following defections to other associations or even existing political parties, thereby delaying the process.
“We wish to reassure the associations that the Commission will treat all applications fairly while urging them to assist the process by remaining consistent”, it said.
