Oluwafunmilayo Adekunle
November 8, 2025
Among the sixteen contenders, the one whose vision, courage, and connection with the people shine brightest takes the governorship seat, the mantle of leadership and responsibility for all.
1 A (Accord) Onyeeze Chidi Charles 54years
2 AA (Action Alliance) Nweke Ezechukwu Japhet 55years
3 AAC (African Action Congress) Ifemeludike Chioma Grace 36years
4 ADC (African Democratic Congress) Nwosu Chima John 61years
5 APC (All Progressives Congress) Ukachukwu Nicholas 58years
6 APGA (All Progressives Grand Alliance) Soludo Charles Chukwuma 64years
7 APM (Allied Peoples Movement) Otti Cyprian Echezona 66years
8 APP (Action Peoples Party) Nweke Christopher Chukwudubem 44years
9 BP (Boot Party) Okeke Chika Jerry 51
10 LP (Labour Party) Moghalu George Nnadubem 62years
11 NNPP (New Nigeria Peoples Party) Onyejgbu Geoffrey 67years
12 NRM (National Rescue Movement) Ndidi Christy Olieh 42years
13 PDP (People’s Democratic Party) Ezenwafor Jude 49 years
14 SDP (Social Democratic Party) Chukwurah Vincent 71years
15 YPP (Young Progressives Party) Chukwuma Paul Chukwuka 47years
16 ZLP (Zenith Labour Party) Ugwoji Uchenna Martin 59 years
Nicholas Ukachukwu and Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance
Nicholas Ukachukwu and Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance
Anambra Decides 2025: Soludo seeks second term, faces Ukachukwu, 14 other challengers
The election will hold across the 21 local government areas and over 5000 polling units.
(Chinagorom Ugwu, Abdulkareem Mojeed, Emmanuel Agbo, Saviour Imukudo, Sharon Eboesomi and Abdulqudus Ogundapo)
Voters in Anambra State will today choose one among the 16 candidates seeking to govern the state for the next four years.
Over two million voters are eligible to vote in the 5,720 polling units across the 21 local government areas of the state.
Four of the 16 candidates in the election are considered major contenders.
The incumbent governor, Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance; an entrepreneur, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress; a former managing director of the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority, George Moghalu of the Labour Party, and a businessman and economist, John Chuma-Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress.
*Shortlisting the election is expected to be a two-horse race between Messrs Soludo and Ukachukwu.*
Mr Soludo is seeking a second and final term in office.
He was first elected on 6 November 2021 and sworn in on 17 March 2022. His first four-year term will end in March 2026.
Figures published by INEC show that a total to of 2,802,790 people are registered voters in the state and are eligible toq vote in the today’s election.
The figure marks a significant increase from the 2.65 million registered for the 2023 general election in the state.
According to INEC’s guidelines for the election, voting should start by 8:00 a.m. and end by 2:30 p.m. but voters who are at their polling units before the closing time will be allowed to vote.
Presiding officers from the three wards—Otolo 1, 2, and 3—have begun departing for their respective polling stations. At Akwudo Central School, which serves as the Registration Area Centre (RAC) for the three wards, PREMIUM TIMES observed several buses loaded with election materials, some of which had already departed for various polling units.
The newspaper also gathered that the RAC centre hosts two polling booths positioned opposite each other. As of the time of filing this report, presiding officers at both booths were seen setting up their voting stations in preparation for the commencement of polling activities.
7:30 a.m., many police officers had not yet been deployed because the INEC officer stated that he lacked the funds to pay the bus drivers. INEC reported that some drivers were demanding N40,000. The police indicated that over 300 officers were still awaiting deployment.
7:36 a.m. Election officers are getting ready for the poll at Okpo Village Hall in Ekwulobia, Aguata LGA
Officials say the elections will kick-start at exactly 8:30 a.m.
7:57 a.m., Polling Unit 005, Umujada in Atani, Ogbaru LGA— INEC officials and election materials were yet to arrive as of this time.
Polling Unit 005, Umujada in Atani, Ogbaru LGA— INEC officials and election materials were yet to arrive as of this time.
Polling Unit 005, Umujada in Atani, Ogbaru LGA— INEC officials and election materials were yet to arrive as of this time.
Polling Unit 005, Umujada in Atani, Ogbaru LGA— INEC officials and election materials were yet to arrive as of this time.
Polling Unit 005, Umujada in Atani, Ogbaru LGA— INEC officials and election materials were yet to arrive as of this time.
8: 00 a.m. Election officials ready to start at PU 018 in Umuchiani Village Ekwulobia, Aguata LGA
There are no armed security officials at the unit at the moment
Voters have turned out in large numbers at Polling Unit 009, Ward 4, but INEC officials are yet to arrive as of 8:06 a.m
Several corps members deployed to Anambra West are currently stranded at the INEC office in Onitsha North LGA due to a shortage of vehicles to convey them to their designated polling areas
