Victor Ezeja
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced timeline for political parties to conduct primary election for the 2025 Anambra governorship election.
The Commission directed political parties to conduct the exercise within 20 days starting from 20 March until 10 April.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelINEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
The INEC chairman announced that the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election will hold on 8 November 2025.
Yakubu asked political parties to notify the Commission ahead of their primaries and also forward details of the schedule of activities.
He emphasised that early notification would help the electoral body in proper planning for the deployment of personnel and resources for the monitoring of party primaries and campaign activities.
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He added that it would also help political parties to “avoid the last minute rush with the attendant inability to meet deadlines and unnecessarily dissipate our energy and lean resources.”
According to him, only a few political parties have complied with the submission of details and urged those yet to submit to do so by the end of this week.
The INEC chairman also announced that election into the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory will hold on Saturday 21st February 2026.
In a post on its X handle, the Commission said that in compliance with the mandatory legal requirements, the notice for the election will be published next on. 26th February 2025.
“Party primaries will be held from 9th – 30th June 2025. The candidate nomination portal will open from 9.00 am on 21st July 2025 to 6.00 pm on 11th August 2025. The final list of candidates will be published on 22nd September 2025. Campaign in public by political parties will commence on 24th September 2025 and end at midnight of Thursday 19th February 2026,” it added.
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