The Anambra off-circle governorship election will be held today, Saturday, November 8, 2025.

Anambra is one of the eight states where elections are held outside of the general election timetable.

Among others include Bayelsa, Kogi, Anambra, Imo, Osun, Ondo, Edo, and Ekiti State.

Anambra joined in off-circle governorship election in 2003 after the court sacked Chris Ngige, a candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was declared the winner of the state governorship election and installed Peter Obi of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, after a two-year tribunal case at the Court of Appeal in Enugu.

About sixteen candidates have been listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to participate for this year’s election.

Onyeeze Chidi – A

Nweke Ezechukwu – Japhet – AA

Ifemeludike Chioma Grace – AAC

Nwosu Chima John – ADC

Ukachukwu Nicholas – APC

Soludo Charles – APGA

Otti Cyprian Echezona – APM.

Nweke Christopher

Chukwudubem – APP

Okeke Chika Jerry – BP

Moghalu George – LP

Onyejgbu Geoffrey – NNPP

Ndidi Christy Olieh – NRM

Ezenwafor Jude – PDP

Chukwurah Vincent – SDP

Chukwuma Paul Chukwuka -YPP and last but not the least,

Ugwoji Uchenna – ZLP

Prof Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on several occasions reaffirmed the Commission’s total readiness for the Anambra State Governorship.

He disclosed that the Commission has deployed a total of 24,000 personnel for the polls and that election will hold in 5,718 of the 5720 PUs, citing lack of voters at the two PUs left out.

The incumbent governor, Soludo, remains a major contender in the governorship race.