37 GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATES CONTEST ANAMBRA ELECTION + Full list
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the list of candidates running for the November 18, 2017, Anambra Governorship Election.
This according to the Commission was in accordance to Section 31 (3) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).
A cursory look at the list revealed that five female candidates are contesting for the governorship seat, while eight other female candidates are vying for the office of Deputy Governor.
A breakdown of the list of the Parties and candidates is as follows:
| S/N | STATE | NAME OF CANDIDATE | SEX | PARTY |
| ANAMBRA | ||||
| 1 | GOVERNOR | UJU UCHENDU OZOKA | F | AA |
| DEPUTY | THERESA NNALUE | F | AA | |
| 2 | GOVERNOR | NWEZI FELIX AMECHI | M | AGAP |
| DEPUTY | OKEKE FLORENCE NJIDEKA | F | AGAP | |
| 3 | GOVERNOR | OBY KATE OKAFOR | F | ACD |
| DEPUTY | ONYEKWULUJE CHIDI UZOMA | M | ACD | |
| 4 | GOVERNOR | AKUNWATA EJOH OJIBA | M | ACPN |
| DEPUTY | EBELE ONYINYE ANGEL | F | ACPN | |
| 5 | GOVERNOR | PAUL CHUKWUDI OBIANASO | M | ADC |
| DEPUTY | FRANCIS AMECHI AGUMADU | M | ADC | |
| 6 | GOVERNOR | IFEANYICHUKWU EDWARD REGINALD OKONKWO | M | ADP |
| DEPUTY | NNADOZIE NDUJEKWU IKE | M | ADP | |
| 7 | GOVERNOR | NWOYE TONY OKECHUKWU | M | APC |
| DEPUTY | DOZIE IKEDIFE ARINZE | M | APC | |
| 8 | GOVERNOR | ADAEZE CHIZUBE OKAFOR | F | APDA |
| DEPUTY | OGUEJIOFOR FRANKLIN | M | APDA | |
| 9 | GOVERNOR | WILLIE MADUABUCHI OBIANO | M | APGA |
| DEPUTY | NKEMAKONAM C. OKEKE | M | APGA | |
| 10 | GOVERNOR | NWEKE CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUDUBEM | M | APP |
| DEPUTY | AKABIKE D’LAW IFEANYICHUKWU | M | APP | |
| 11 | GOVERNOR | OHANUGO IKEM CECIL | M | BNPP |
| DEPUTY | EZE NNABUIKE OGBONNA | M | BNPP | |
| 12 | GOVERNOR | EMMANUEL UCHENNA NWIBE | M | DA |
| DEPUTY | OKPEZUNE NNAEMEKA KINGSLEY | M | DA | |
| 13 | GOVERNOR | EDOCHIE YUL CHIBUIKE | M | DPC |
| DEPUTY | OKEKE OLUCHUKWU | M | DPC | |
| 14 | GOVERNOR | ONUORAH BASIL ONYEACHONAM | M | GPN |
| DEPUTY | CHUKWUANU GENEVIEVE NONYE | F | GPN | |
| 15 | GOVERNOR | SAMUEL OSITA ORAEGBUNAM | M | HDP |
| DEPUTY | ARTHUR REGIS ODIDIKA | M | HDP | |
| 16 | GOVERNOR | NDIFE FRANKLIN IKENNA | M | ID |
| DEPUTY | NWABUDE STEPHEN JACHIKE | M | ID | |
| 17 | GOVERNOR | RUFUS OKEKE SUNDAY EZEOKOLONKWOR | M | KOWA |
| DEPUTY | EZEONYIRIMBA CHARLES IZUCHUKWU | M | KOWA | |
| 18 | GOVERNOR | CHRISTIAN OKECHUKWU ENEMUO | M | LP |
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