The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Anambra State by three days, following significant public turnout and appeals from citizens. The exercise, which was initially scheduled to end on Thursday, will now continue until Sunday, 20th July 2025.
The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement signed by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun.
“The Commission is pleased with the turnout of registrants in Anambra State and the peaceful conduct of the CVR in all the 326 registration centres in the State,” Olumekun stated.
According to the electoral body, a total of 96,085 new voters were successfully registered within nine days, averaging over 10,600 registrations daily. A demographic breakdown revealed that 56,017 of the new registrants (58%) are female, while 50,429 (52.48%) are between the ages of 18 and 34.
Olumekun added, “In addition, 12,595 voters applied for transfer of their registration both within and outside the State, while 7,061 persons applied for the update of their records or the replacement of their damaged or lost Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs).”
The extension comes as part of INEC’s broader preparations for the off-cycle governorship election scheduled in Anambra State. The Commission has also announced plans to display the register for public scrutiny, in accordance with legal provisions for claims and objections.
“Thereafter, the Commission will display the register for claims and objections by citizens as provided by law, followed by a further clean-up of the data using the Automated Biometric Identification System,” the statement read.
INEC promised to release a more detailed demographic breakdown of the new registrants, covering categories such as age, gender, occupation, and disability status.
Meanwhile, the Commission revealed that it has received five additional letters of intent from groups seeking to be registered as political parties. This brings the total number of such requests to 134.
“The details of the new associations, indicating their proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships are published on our website and other platforms for public information,” Olumekun noted.
