INEC reminds political party leaders that the primaries for selecting candidates for the Anambra state governorship election will take place from March 20 to April 10, 2025, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
The commission also announced that it has approved the 2026 area council election in FCT, scheduled for Saturday, 21st February 2026, with voting to take place in all designated polling units across the 68 constituencies to elect six area council chairmen and 62 councilors.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, stated that 2025 would be a busier year than 2024 in terms of elections and electoral activities, and reminded parties to submit their schedule of activities for the Anambra state governorship election by the end of the week.
He stated that this would facilitate a more effective deployment of personnel and resources for monitoring party primaries and campaign activities, while also avoiding last-minute rushes that can lead to missed deadlines and unnecessary expenditure of energy and resources. On area council elections, the INEC boss noted that the commission is responsible for conducting area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, the only part of the country where INEC conducts local government elections.
