About 2,802,790 eligible voters are expected to troop out and cast their ballots across the 21 local government areas of Anambra State today in a bid to elect a governor that will pilot the affairs of the state for the next four years.
Anambra is regarded as a financial hub in the region and one of the most economically viable states in Nigeria.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured of a free fair and credible election.
The police said movement would be restricted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Accreditation and voting at the 5,718 polling units across the state are expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
Sorting and counting of votes at the ward, local, and state collation centres, as well as the announcement of the results, are expected to follow.
A total of 16 political parties were cleared for the election by the INEC.
The candidates vying in the election are incumbent Governor, Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), and John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Also cleared by INEC are George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP), Echezona Oti of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Ms. Chioma Ifemeludike of the African Action Congress (AAC), Jeff Nweke of Action Alliance (AA), Charles Onyeze of Accord Party (AP), Geoff Onyejegbu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Others are Chukwudubem Nweke of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Jerry Okeke of the Boot Party (BP), Ndidi Olieh of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Martin Ugwoji of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), and Vincent Chukwurah of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
