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INEC Releases List of Candidates for Anambra Governorship Election

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.

By Nathaniel Gana

16th July 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates cleared for the Anambra State Governorship election, scheduled for 6thNovember 2021. The Commission took the decision at its meeting held on 15th July.

According to a statement dated 16th July 2021 and endorsed by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr. Festus Okoye, in arriving at the decision, the Commission took cognizance of judgments and court orders served on it in relation to the primaries conducted by political parties and other processes leading to the elections. The list (See Table 1 below) contains the names of 34 candidates.  However, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates were not included due to a court  order.

Okoye said the personal particulars of the candidates will be published on the Commission’s Notice Board in Awka, Anambra State, in line with Section 31(3) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended). 

He affirmed: “the Commission will continue to act in consonance with the Constitution and the law and will continue to obey the judgments and orders of courts served on it.

S/NPOSITIONNAME OF CANDIDATEPARTYREMARKS
1GOVERNORSHIPEKENE ALEX NWANKWOA 
2DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIPFRANCESCA ANWULIKA ANENEA 
3GOVERNORSHIPDOREEN IFEOMA MADUKA-ARISAAA 
4DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIPCHIDUBE SUNDAY NNAEMEKAAA 
5GOVERNORSHIPOBI SYLVESTER CHUKWUDOZIEAAC 
6DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIPOKOYE PASCHAL CHUKWUEBUKAAAC 
7GOVERNORSHIPAKACHUKWU SULLIVAN NWANKPOADC 
8DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIPLAWRENCE CHIJIOKE UGHAMADUADC 
9GOVERNORSHIPPRINCE UME-EZEOKE AFAM LUKE DOUGLASADP 
10DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIPCHINYERE UZOAMAKA UYANWAADP 
11 GOVERNORSHIPEMMANUEL ANDY NNAMDI UBAAPC 
12DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPJOHNBOSCO OKECHUKWU ANAEDOBEAPC 
13GOVERNORSHIPCHUKWUMA MICHAEL UMEOJIAPGACOURT ORDER
14 DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPOROGBU OBIAGELI LILIANAPGACOURT ORDER
15 GOVERNORSHIPEZE ROBINSON CHUKWUMAAPM 
16DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPMBUNABO FELIX CHUKWUNONSOAPM 
17 GOVERNORSHIPAZUBUIKE PHILIP ECHETEBUAPP 
18DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPOGBONNA JONATHAN VINATUS NNABIKEAPP 
19GOVERNORSHIPCHIKA JERRY OKEKEBP 
20DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPCHIKA JULIET ADIBEBP 
21GOVERNORSHIPAGBASIMALO OBIORA EMMANUELLP 
22DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPMUOKWUE CHINEDU PETERLP 
23GOVERNORSHIPOHAJIMKPO LEONARD EMEKANNPP 
24DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPNWUDE HENRIETTA EBELECHUWUNNPP 
25GOVERNORSHIPADAOBI UCHENNA OKPEKENRM 
26DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPSAMUEL CHUKWUDILIM IFEJIKANRM 
27GOVERNORSHIP PDPCOURT ORDER
28DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIP PDPCOURT ORDER
29GOVERNORSHIPNNAMDI NWAWUOPRP 
30DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPHUMPHERY ONYENWE ANASOPRP 
  31GOVERNORSHIPEKELEM EDWARD ARINZESDP 
32DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPOKOLI RICHARD CHIKAODIRISDP 
33GOVERNORSHIPIFEANYI PATRICK UBAHYPP 
34DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPALOYSIUS IZUCHUKWUEKEEYPP 
35GOVERNORSHIPUGWOJI MARTIN UCHENNAZLP 
36DEPUTYGOVERNORSHIPNSOBUNDU IZUCHUKWU THADDEUSZLP 

TABLE 1: List of Candidates for the Anambra Governorship election scheduled for 6th November 2021.