The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of aspirants to contest in the Anambra State governorship election.
The list published on the Commission’s website contains the names of 37 candidates from various political parties accredited for the November 18 poll in the state.
According to INEC, the incumbent governor, Wille Obiano, will contest on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) while Oseloka Obaze is the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Other aspirants are Tony Nwoye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party’s Christian Enemuo among others.
See list below;
| S/N | STATE | NAME OF CANDIDATE | SEX | PARTY | AGE | QUALIFICATION |
| ANAMBRA | ||||||
| 1 | GOVERNOR | UJU UCHENDU OZOKA | F | AA | 48 | M.SC |
| 2 | GOVERNOR | NWEZI FELIX AMECHI | M | AGAP | 55 | MBA |
| 3 | GOVERNOR | OBY KATE OKAFOR | F | ACD | 55 | WAEC |
| 4 | GOVERNOR | AKUNWATA EJOH OJIBA | M | ACPN | 55 | MSC. |
| 5 | GOVERNOR | PAUL CHUKWUDI OBIANASO | M | ADC | 55 | LLB, BL, MBA |
| 6 | GOVERNOR | IFEANYICHUKWU EDWARD REGINALD OKONKWO | M | ADP | 64 | B.SC |
| 7 | GOVERNOR | NWOYE TONY OKECHUKWU | M | APC | 43 | MBBS |
| 8 | GOVERNOR | ADAEZE CHIZUBE OKAFOR | F | APDA | 60 | M.SC |
| 9 | GOVERNOR | WILLIE MADUABUCHI OBIANO | M | APGA | 62 | MBA, FCA |
| 10 | GOVERNOR | NWEKE CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUDUBEM | M | APP | 36 | B.SC |
| 11 | GOVERNOR | OHANUGO IKEM CECIL | M | BNPP | 55 | M.A |
| 12 | GOVERNOR | EMMANUEL UCHENNA NWIBE | M | DA | 36 | SSCE |
| 13 | GOVERNOR | EDOCHIE YUL CHIBUIKE | M | DPC | 35 | B.A |
| 14 | GOVERNOR | ONUORAH BASIL ONYEACHONAM | M | GPN | 38 | LLB |
| 15 | GOVERNOR | SAMUEL OSITA ORAEGBUNAM | M | HDP | 54 | B.ENG |
| 16 | GOVERNOR | NDIFE FRANKLIN IKENNA | M | ID | 35 | B.SC |
| 17 | GOVERNOR | RUFUS OKEKE SUNDAY EZEOKOLONKWOR | M | KOWA | 53 | B.ED |
| 18 | GOVERNOR | CHRISTIAN OKECHUKWU ENEMUO | M | LP | 59 | DBA |
| 19 | GOVERNOR | OKAFOR ONYEKA CHRISTIAN | M | MMN | 35 | HND |
| 20 | GOVERNOR | PRAISE OKECHUKWU | F | MPPP | 37 | B.SC |
| 21 | GOVERNOR | CHINEDU UZOMA OKPALANMA | M | NCP | 48 | B.ENG |
| 22 | GOVERNOR | BENNETH ABANIWU | M | NDLP | 52 | B.SC |
| 23 | GOVERNOR | FELIX A.R. OBI-OKAFOR | M | NEPP | 49 | LLB, BL |
| 24 | GOVERNOR | OKAFOR CHARLES OGBONNA | M | NNPP | 55 | WASC |
| 25 | GOVERNOR | VAL. OKEY OGUEJIOFOR | M | NPC | 45 | GCE |
| 26 | GOVERNOR | NNOLI AMECHI JUSTIN | M | NUP | 54 | WASC |
| 27 | GOVERNOR | PETER CHIBIKE | M | PDC | 44 | B.SC |
| 28 | GOVERNOR | OSELOKA HENRY OBAZE | M | PDP | 62 | M.A |
| 29 | GOVERNOR | GODWIN CHUKWUNAENYE EZEEMO | M | PPA | 63 | HND |
| 30 | GOVERNOR | HENRY IKECHUKWU ONUORAH | M | PPN | 57 | B.SC |
| 31 | GOVERNOR | KENNETH EJIKE MODEZIE | M | PPP | 59 | PGD |
| 32 | GOVERNOR | STEPHEN OBIORAH MBAH | M | PRP | 50 | MBA |
| 33 | GOVERNOR | IFEANYI L. OBALUM | M | SDP | 54 | B.SC |
| 34 | GOVERNOR | STANLEY UCHE EZEANYAKU | M | UDP | 46 | WAEC |
| 35 | GOVERNOR | OSITA CHIDOKA | M | UPP | 46 | M.A |
| 36 | GOVERNOR | OZOEMENA NONSO | M | YDP | 35 | MPA |
| 37 | GOVERNOR | NNAEMEKA IFEOMA EZIBE | F | YPP | 42 | B.SC |
