No fewer than 37 candidates have filed their papers to contest the governorship election in Anambra State, scheduled for November 18.
This was announced today, Tuesday, by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu at an interactive meeting with media executives from across the country, at the INEC headquarters in Abuja.
Professor Mahmood said that so far, there is no legal entanglement in the preparations for the election, adding that the Commission is now fully set for the election.
The chairman who expressed happiness that the preparations for the Anambra election has so far been the quietest, gave assurance that the election will be free and fair.
“I can assure Anambra people that they will have the opportunity of choosing the man that will be their governor.” More details later as the meeting is still ongoing now.
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