As Anambra State prepares for its crucial governorship election on November 8, Yiaga Africa has outlined key concerns and recommendations aimed at ensuring a peaceful, transparent, and credible electoral process.
In a detailed statement jointly signed by Asmau Maikudi, Chair of the 2025 Anambra Election Mission, and Samson Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, the organisation said the poll would serve as a major test of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under its new leadership, as well as a critical measure of Nigeria’s democratic strength ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to INEC, a total of 2,802,790 registered voters are eligible to participate in the election, including 140,370 newly registered voters across the state’s 326 wards.
Voting, it said, will take place in 5,718 polling units, as two of the expected 5,720 units have no registered voters.
Sixteen political parties are fielding candidates for the governorship race, including two women.
Yiaga Africa’s observation mission
Yiaga Africa announced that it would deploy its flagship citizen observation project, Watching The Vote (WTV), as part of a broader Election Observati
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