The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State by three days, now set to conclude on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
The announcement was made on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in response to appeals from citizens. Originally scheduled to end on July 17, 2025, the extension aims to accommodate more residents ahead of the Anambra governorship election slated for Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Additionally, INEC disclosed that it has received letters of intent from five groups seeking to register as new political parties, signaling growing interest in Nigeria’s political landscape.
The commission revealed that as of July 16, a total of 96,085 new voters had been successfully registered within nine days, averaging over 10,600 registrations per day.
INEC stated, “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.”
The statement added that, “In addition, 12,595 voters applied for transfer of their registration both within and outside the state while 7,061 persons applied for the update of their records or the replacement of their damaged or lost Permanent Voters Cards.”
The commission pledged to keep citizens informed about all its ongoing activities.
The statement read, “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.
“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.”
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