Anambra guber: INEC declares 2,802,790 as eligible voters

…as number of associations seeking registration rise to 171

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that a total of 2,802,790 are eligible voters in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state.

Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, revealed this in a statement on Thursday.

This statement noted that prior to the recently conducted Continuous Voter Registration in the southeast state, eligible voters stood at 2,656,437 registered voters.

At the end of the CVR concluded in July, a total of 140,370 was added to the figure, while valid applications for transfer into the State was 5,983.

The statement further gave a breakdown of local government areas voting population with Idemili North leading the chart. 

“The distribution of the new figures by Local Government Area shows that Idemili North with 246,318 (8.79%) has the highest number of voters, followed by Awka South with 216,611 (7.73%) and Ogbaru with 188,016 (6.71%). On the other hand, Dunokofia and Anambra West have 83,580 (2.98%) and 71,332 (2.55%) registered voters respectively.

“The distribution of new voters by Local Government Area is uploaded to our website and other official platforms for public information.”

The Commission assured that ” new voters in Anambra State as well as those who applied for transfer or replacement of their lost or damaged Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) that their cards will be ready for collection well ahead of the Governorship Election.”

Olumekun further dropped hint of a surge in the number of associations seeking to be registered as political parties which he put at 171.

The statement further read: “We wish to appeal to all the associations that submitted letters of intent to remain patient as we finalise the process.

“We also urge them to avoid frequent changes to their logos, acronyms and addresses or one association submitting multiple requests.

“Worse, some associations have changed their interim leadership, following defections to other associations or even existing political parties, thereby delaying the process. 

“We wish to reassure the associations that the Commission will treat all applications fairly while urging them to assist the process by remaining consistent.”

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