{"id":114702,"date":"2024-10-18T06:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T05:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114702"},"modified":"2024-10-18T06:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T05:08:52","slug":"inec-announces-date-for-anambra-governorship-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/inec-announces-date-for-anambra-governorship-election\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC announces date for Anambra governorship election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the date for the Anambra governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by the INEC national chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday while addressing representatives of political parties at the INEC headquarters in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the election would be held on Saturday, 8th November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu said, \u201cAs you are aware, the last governorship election in Anambra State was held on 6th November 2021. By the effluxion of time, the governorship election is due next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, the Commission has approved that the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will hold on Saturday, 8th November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn compliance with the mandatory requirement of 360 days, the formal notice for the election will be published on 13th November 2024. Party primaries will be held from 20th March 2025 to 10th April 2025.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe candidate nomination portal will open at 9.00 am on 18th April 2025 and close at 6.00 pm on 12th May 2025. The final list of candidates will be published on 9th June 2025\u2033.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cCampaign in public by political parties will commence on 11th June 2025 and end at midnight of Thursday 6th November 2025. Voting will take place in all the 5,720 Polling Units across the State on Saturday, 8th November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the coming weeks, the Commission will provide details of other electoral activities, including the registration of new voters, transfer of voters, and the replacement of lost or damaged PVCs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe detailed Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will be uploaded to our website and social media platforms before the end of this meeting.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the date for the Anambra governorship election. 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