THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the details of candidates for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election.

The electoral umpire made this known in a statement on Saturday, May 17, signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun.

The publication followed the conclusion of party primaries conducted by 16 political parties.

It called for public assessment of the candidates through their details..

“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,” INEC stated.

It urged Nigerians to assess the candidates’ documents, which it ‘titled ‘Publication of Personal Particulars of Candidates for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election.’

It also urged aspirants with reasonable grounds to believe that a candidate provided false information to challenge the nomination of the candidate in court.

The electoral umpire hinted that the final list of candidates would be published on June 9, which is at least 150 days before the election, in line with the provision of Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022.

“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,” INEC added.

The Anambra state governorship election will be held on Saturday, November 8, this year.

The ICIR had reported that the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo, won as the All Progressives Grand Alliance’s (APGA) flag bearer.

He emerged unopposed, securing 3,168 votes from the delegates of the party during the primary, which was held on Saturday, April 5.

Soludo will be slugging it out in the governorship election to be held on Saturday, November 8, with a former member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ukachukwu, who clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket.

Also in the picture is a former managing director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), George Muoghalu, who won the Labour Party’s governorship ticket.