Anambra: INEC extends voter registration, confirms surge in new registrants

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State by three days, following strong public appeals and an impressive voter turnout.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun.

“The CVR in Anambra State ends today. However, in response to appeals from citizens, the commission hereby extends the exercise for three more days. It will now end on Sunday, 20th July 2025,” the statement read.

The voter registration exercise is in preparation for the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025.

Giving an update on the ongoing exercise, the commission said it was pleased with the level of engagement from eligible voters across the state. As of Wednesday, July 16th, a total of 96,085 new voters had been registered in just nine days, representing an average of over 10,600 daily registrations.

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INEC noted, “The commission held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday, 17th July 2025.

“Among other issues, the meeting reviewed the ongoing preparation for the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Anambra State and provided a further update on applications for registration by new political parties.

“The commission is pleased with the turnout of registrants in Anambra State and the peaceful conduct of the CVR in all the 326 registration centres in the state.

“As of yesterday, Wednesday 16th July 2025, 96,085 new voters have successfully registered in nine days. On average, the commission registered over 10,600 voters per day.”

Beyond fresh registrations, the statement revealed that 12,595 voters applied for transfers of their voter registration either within or outside the state, while 7,061 individuals applied for updates to their records or replacements of lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

INEC also assured the public of its continued transparency throughout the process.

“Thereafter, the commission will display the register for claims and objections by citizens as provided by law, followed by a further clean-up of the data using the Automated Biometric Identification System,” it said.

“Subsequently, the detailed breakdown of the new registrants by age, gender, occupation and disability will be published for public information.

“At this preliminary stage, 56,017 (58%) of new registrants are female while 50,429 (52.48%) are young people between the ages of 18 and 34.”

Meanwhile, INEC confirmed it has continued to receive requests from new associations aspiring to become political parties.

“Meanwhile, the commission has received five more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties. This brings the number received so far to 134.

“The details of the new associations, indicating their proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships are published on our website and other platforms for public information,” the commission added.

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