Anambra Guber: INEC Extends CVR, Provides Detailed Update On Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced an extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. This decision was reached during its regular weekly meeting on Thursday. The meeting reviewed the ongoing preparation for the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Anambra State and further update on applications for registration by new political parties. The Commission said it 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. It revealed that as of yesterday, Wednesday 16th July 2025, 96,085 new voters have successfully registered in nine days. On average, the Commission said it registered over 10,600 voters per day, adding that in addition to that 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 CVR in Anambra State was suppposed to end on Thursday, however, in response to appeal from citizens, the Commission said it extended the exercise for three more days. “It will now end on Sunday 20th July 2025,” the Commission said as quoted by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee. “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 (ABIS). “Subsequently, the detailed breakdown of the new registrants by age, gender, occupation and disability will be published for public information. “At this preliminary stage, 56,017 (58%) of new registrants are female while 50,429 (52.48%) are young people between the ages of 18 and 34.”