The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the voter register for the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election has risen to 2,802,790, as the commission added 146,353 new voters after cleaning up 27,817 duplicate and multiple registrations.

The commission stated that the update followed a registration exercise conducted across 326 wards between July 8 and 20, 2025, during which 168,187 citizens initially registered.

National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said that after a week-long display for claims and objections and biometric scrutiny, duplicate entries were removed using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to detect invalid registrations.

“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”, he stated.

He noted that Idemili North leads with 246,318 voters, followed by Awka South (216,611) and Ogbaru (188,016), while Anambra West (71,332) and Dunokofia (83,580) recorded the lowest figures.

“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 Saturday, November 8, 2025,” Olumekun added.

He assured that Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for new registrants, transfers, and replacements will be ready for collection well ahead of the poll, which is now 63 days away.

Regarding political party registration, Olumekun stated that the commission has received 19 additional letters of intent from associations seeking to register as political parties, bringing the total to 171.

He said a shortlist of the pre-qualified associations is being finalised for the next stage of application for registration, adding that the committee reviewing the letters of intent has prepared its recommendations for final consideration by the Commission.

He said: “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 leadership, 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.”