Anambra 2025: List of 16 party candidates, running mates for Nov. 8 election

The party candidates and running mates for the November 8, 2025 governroship election in Anambra State including the following:

1. Accord (A) Charles – Onyeze and Apollonia Ezeadili
2. Action Alliance (AA) – Japhet Ndeke and Anayochukwu Obi
3. African Action Congress (AAC) – Grace Ifemeludike and Ikechukwu Mgbemena
4. African Democratic Congress (ADC) – John Nwosu and Ndubuisi Nwobu
5. All Progressives Congress (APC) – Nicholas Ukachukwu and Lilian Ekwunife
6. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) – incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Gilbert Ibezim
7. Allied Peoples Movement (APM) – Echezona Otti and Samuel Ezeigwe
8. Action Peoples Party (APP) – Cukwudubem Ndeke and Ebele Okeke
9. Boot Party (BP) – Jerry Okeke and Happiness Ugboma
10. Labour Party (LP) –  Nnadubem Moghalu and Veronica Okaro
11. New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – Geoffrey Onyejegbu and Victor Arinze
12. National Rescue Movement (NRM) – Ndidi Olieh and Reginald Egbe
13. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Jude Ezenwafor and Chukwudi Okeke
14. Social Democratic Party (SDP) – Vincent Chukwurah and Venatious Odira
15. Young Progressives Party (YPP) – Chukwuka Chukwuma and Izuchukwu Okagbue
16. Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) – Martin Ugwoji and Faith Obi

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in a statement on Wednesday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, indicated that 16 out of 19 registered political parties in the country will participate in the Novemebr 8 governorship election in Anambra State.

According to Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, “A total of 16 political parties uploaded the particulars of their candidates (Form EC9) by the deadline of 6.00pm on May 12, 2025.”