The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally unveiled names of political parties and their candidates cleared to contest the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election.
According to the list pasted at the entrance gate of the electoral umpire’s Anambra state headquarters in Awka a total of 15 political parties with names of their respective governorship and deputy -governorship candidates were cleared by the commission.
The names of the political parties and their candidates cited by Newsmen as pasted on the entrance gate of the commission on Monday were the Accord Party (A) (Onyeze Chidi Charles/Izuaka Uju Rosemary); Action Alliance Party (AA) (Nweke Ezechukwu Japheth/Obi Elvis Anayochukwu Livinus); African Action Congress (AAC) (Ifemuludike Chioma Grace/ Igboanugo Udoji Friday); All Progressives Congress (APC) (Ukachukwu Nicolas Chukwujekwu/Ekwunife Uche Lilian); All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) (Soludo Chukwuma/ Ibezim Onyekachukwu Gilbert); Allied Peoples Movement (APM) (Otti Cyprian Echezona/Ezeigwe Chuka Samuel) and Action Peoples Party (APP) (Nweke Christopher Chukwudubem/ Okeke Blessing Ebele) and Boot Party (BP) which also Okeke Chuka Jerry and Ugboma Happiness as governorship and deputy governorship candidates respectively.
Other political parties and names of their governorship and deputy governorship candidates were the Labour Party (LP) (Muoghalu George Nnadubem/ Okoye Chiedozie Alex); New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) (Onyejegbu Geoffrey/ Agbanusi Ugochukwu Godson); National Rescue Movement (NRM) (Ndidi Christy Olieh/ Egbe Ekene Reginald); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (Ezenwafor Jude/ Obianyo Patrick).
Social Democratic Party (SDP) (Chukwurah Vincent/Osita Atueyi Vanatius); Young Progressives Party (YPP) (Sir Paul Chukwuma/Okagbue Uzuegbunam Izuchukwu) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) which governorship and deputy governorship candidates were Ugwoji Uchenna Martin and Obi Chibuzo Faith as governorship and deputy governorship candidates respectively.
A senior staff member of the INEC told Newsmen that the list of the approved political parties and their candidates was transmitted by the national headquarters of the commission to the state headquarters on Friday evening.
“We only pasted it this morning (Monday) because today is the first official working day since we received it. We have closed work on Friday when the list arrived”, the INEC top official stated.
