Anambra, FCT elections: Acting INEC boss, Agbamuche-Mbu, provides updates on preparations
Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, May Agbamuche-Mbu has provided a detailed updates on the upcoming governorship election in Anambra State and the Area Council Election in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Agbamuche-Mbu spoke at the Quarterly Consultative Meeting with Political Parties in Abuja on Tuesday.
INEC held its first quarterly meeting on the 22nd January, 2025 while the second meeting was held on 26th June, 2025.
DAILY POST reports that those meetings were held under the supervision of former Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu who, on Tuesday, 7th October, 2025, bowed out of office.
Meanwhil, in less than a month, precisely on 8th November, 2025, the Anambra State Governorship Election will be held.
The timetable and schedule of activities released by INEC for the Anambra State Governorship Election, details thirteen key activities to be carried out by the Commission.
Agbamuche-Mbu said she was glad to announce that the Commission has completed ten of the activities in the timetable.
“The outstanding activities are: the publication of Notice of Poll slated for 25th October, 2025, the Last day for Campaigns – 6th November, 2025 and the date of the Election – 8th November, 2025,” she said.
She added that the Commission was committed to keeping strictly to the remaining activities as detailed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities.
“Political Parties are therefore called upon to be mindful of the last day for campaigns and keep strictly to it,” she warned, adding that INEC has been working assiduously and making arrangements for the successful conduct of the election and has had several engagements with the Security Agencies at National, State and Local Government levels.
“All non-sensitive materials for the Election have been delivered to the State and Voter Education and sensitization is ongoing,” she added.
She added that the Area Council Election in the FCT scheduled for 21st February, 2026 will be held in 68 constituencies made up of Chairmen and their deputies for the six Area Councils, namely Abaji, the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali as well as 62 Wards drawn on the basis of 10 Wards for each Area Council except AMAC which has 12 Wards on account of its population.
She noted that the timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Area Council Election details thirteen key activities out of which eight have been completed.
“The outstanding activities are last day for the submission of names of Polling Agents for the Election to the Electoral Officer of the Local Government Areas by Political Parties, Publication of Official Register of Voters by the Commission, Publication of Notice of Poll, the Last day for Campaigns and the date of the Election,” she said.
