APGA releases date, pointers for Anambra gov primaries

The Nationwide Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has accepted Saturday, April 5, 2025, because the date for the Anambra governorship main election.

The get together additionally launched modalities for the sleek conduct of the train.

In response to an announcement signed by the Nationwide Organising Secretary/Secretary, Electoral Committee 2025, Ifeanyi Mbaeri, on Friday, the first election shall be held on the Dr Alex Ekwueme Sq., Awka, the state capital.

Mbaeri stated the Nationwide Working Committee has additional constituted a five-man electoral committee headed by APGA’s Deputy Nationwide Chairman, South, Chief Uche Nwegbo, to supervise the conduct of the train.

The assertion learn partly, “In that regard, the APGA Electoral Committee for 2025 Anambra Governorship Main Election hereby points the next modalities for the sleek conduct of the train.

“The first election shall start at 8am immediate with accreditation of delegates and observers. The accreditation train shall happen exterior the premises of Dr Alex Ekwueme Sq., Awka on the tarred street resulting in the New Authorities Home.

“Accreditation of delegates and observers shall run from 8am till its closure by midday. Any Delegate or Observer who is just not on queue earlier than 12noon shall not be accredited.

“Solely duly accredited delegates and observers shall be allowed entry into the premises of Dr Alex Ekwueme Sq.. Non-delegates or observers are warned to not be seen wherever close to the stated venue of orimary election.

“All delegates and observers are required to current a legitimate technique of Identification earlier than they are often accredited. Legitimate technique of identification embody Nationwide ID Card, worldwide passport, voter’s card or every other authorities issued technique of Identification. Delegates and observers shall be mandatorily required to put on their tags round their neck always in the course of the main election.

“All duly accredited Delegates shall be seated at designated stands of their respective Native Authorities Areas on the pavilion. The stated Stand of every LGA shall be clearly marked and simply identifiable. All Observers shall be seated on the Stand designated for Observers.

“It’s obligatory for Delegates to be seated on the designated Stands of their respective LGAs always in the course of the train. Thus, all elected Nationwide Meeting members, Home of Meeting members, Mayors, Councillors and all different elected officers, who’re Delegates, should be seated with different Delegates of the LGA on the designated Stand.”

The assertion added, “is Voting shall be balloting. Delegates are due to this fact required to tick both ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ on the applicable column of the poll paper.

“Voting shall be carried out in an orderly and civilised method. To that finish, Voting shall be carried out LGA by LGA in alphabetical order.

“On the finish of Voting, the ballots/votes shall be sorted, counted and consequence declared by the Electoral Committee.

“The APGA 2025 Governorship Main election shall be carried out in strict compliance with the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Electoral Act, 2022 and INEC Pointers/Rules for Political Party Primaries. To that finish, all Delegates and Observers are mandatorily required to strictly adjust to these Modalities/Pointers.”