The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State with a total of 168,187 new registrants.
Angel Network News (ANN) gathered that this is the highest number recorded within two weeks in Anambra state since the Commission introduced the process in 2017.
This was disclosed by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr. Sam Olumekun, mni, in a statement issued on Thursday, July 24, 2025, following the Commission’s weekly meeting in Abuja.
According to Mr. Olumekun, the CVR, which was initially scheduled to end on July 17th, was extended by three days to July 20th, 2025, in response to appeals from stakeholders.
Olumekun revealed that the turnout, reflected the growing interest of citizens in the electoral process ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Anambra State.
“Although these are preliminary figures pending data clean-up, the detailed breakdown shows that 97,832 (58%) are female, while 70,355 (42%) are male. In terms of age, 90,763 (53.97%) are young people between 18 and 34 years old.” he stated.
The occupational data shows that businessmen and women constituted the largest category with 62,157 registrants (36.92%), followed by students with 44,243 (26.31%). For Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), 303 registrants reported physical impediments, while 207 identified as persons with albinism.
A comprehensive demographic breakdown has been uploaded to the Commission’s website and other digital platforms for public information.
The IVEC Chairman announced that the next step in the registration process is the display of the preliminary register of voters across the 326 Wards in Anambra State from Saturday, 26th July to Friday, 1st August 2025, during which the public can inspect and raise claims or objections. This exercise, he noted, is vital to the integrity of the voters’ register.
“Once this is concluded and the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) is deployed to weed out multiple or ineligible entries, the new registrants will be added to the existing register and the complete list will be published on a Polling Unit basis,” he said.
Mr. Olumekun further assured that Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for new registrants, as well as for those who requested transfers or replacements, will be ready ahead of the election.
“With 105 days to the election, the Commission is aware of the tight timelines, but we wish to reassure all new registrants in Anambra State that their PVCs will be available for collection before the election,” he affirmed.
In another development, the IVEC Chairman revealed that the Commission has completed internal testing of a newly developed online portal for political party registration, which was designed and built in-house by its ICT Department.
“As is the case with all our IT innovations, the new portal has been demonstrated before the Commission and approved for deployment,” he said.
INEC is currently evaluating 144 letters of intent from political associations, including 10 new submissions received in the last week. The assessment aims to determine which associations meet the constitutional and legal criteria to proceed to the next stage of registration.
The Commission has published the names, acronyms, logos, interim leadership, and contact details of the new associations on its website and other official platforms for transparency.
“We will continue to update Nigerians on all our activities,” the IVEC Chairman concluded.
