The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made public the personal details of all candidates contesting the 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
This disclosure comes after the completion of party primaries by 16 political parties and the successful submission of nomination forms for their candidates via the Commission’s online portal, which automatically closed at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025.
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The update was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee.
The statement, titled ‘Publication of Personal Particulars of Candidates for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election’, outlines the next steps in the electoral process.
The governorship election in Anambra State is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025.
The statement read, “Following the conclusion of party primaries, 16 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Anambra State Governorship Election by the deadline of 6 pm on Monday, May 12, 2025, when the dedicated portal automatically shuts down.
“As provided in Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022 and listed as item 4 on the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election, the Commission has published the personal particulars of each candidate and his running mate by displaying copies of the Form EC9, along with all the accompanying academic credentials and other documents submitted by them, at our state headquarters and the 21 local government offices across Anambra State.”
The electoral umpire encouraged the public to review the documents submitted by the candidates. It also reminded aspirants who participated in the primaries that they have legal grounds to challenge any candidate suspected of providing false information.
The Commission further announced that the final list of candidates would be released on June 9, 2025, in compliance with Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, which requires the publication at least 150 days before the election date.
It added, “We appeal to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents. Any aspirant who participated in his/her party primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided by a candidate is false can challenge the nomination in a Federal High Court as provided in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022.
“The final list of candidates will be published on June 9, 2025, which is at least 150 days before the day of the election, in line with the provision of Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and listed as item 7 on our Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election.”
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