#AnambraDecides2025: INEC releases final governorship election results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the final results of the Anambra State governorship election held across the 21 local government areas of the state on Saturday. According to the official declaration, a total of 2,788,864 voters were registered, while 598,229 were accredited to vote. Out of the total votes cast, 584,054 were declared valid and 11,244 were rejected, bringing the total votes cast to 595,298. The breakdown of votes by political parties is as follows: A – 224; AA – 1,145; AAC – 292; ADC – 8,208; APC – 99,445; APGA – 422,664; APM – 892; APP – 73; BP – 126; LP – 10,576; NNPP – 525; NRM – 36; PDP – 1,401; SDP – 241; YPP – 37,753; ZLP – 453. INEC confirmed that polling took place in all 21 local government areas, with most polling stations opening around 8:30 a.m. and closing by 2:30 p.m. Tribune Online’s check at the time of this report revealed that 99.58 percent of the results, representing 5,696 out of 5,720 polling units across the state, had been uploaded on INEC’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV). A total of sixteen candidates contested for the governorship seat under different political parties. Tribune Online reports that INEC had stated that 2,769,137 out of 2,802,790 registered voters in Anambra, representing 98.8 percent, collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the governorship election in the state today. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, described the turnout for PVC collection as “a significant achievement” for any election in Nigeria. ALSO READ TOP STORIES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE