A gaggle, The Igbo Political Community (IPN) stated it had mobilised and deployed over 5,000 unbiased observers (IOs) to observe and report any act of irregularities on the Saturday, November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State.
The president of the group, Chief Alex Okemiri in an announcement in Abakaliki stated Igbos should rise to shun each type of intimidation and marginalization in their very own affairs.
Chief Okemiri maintained that the forthcoming governorship polls in Anambra State could be a historic political occasion within the South-East area, insisting that it might be foolhardy for related authorities and demanding stakeholders to deal with it with a wave of the hand within the curiosity of a specific candidate.
“All eyes are on Anambra State come November 8, 2025. This election stays epochal within the state and the complete Igbo land.
The political leaders from Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states have an interest on this very election as a result of it’s seen as a serious take a look at on our political historical past as a individuals.
“All fingers have to be on deck to make it a free, honest and credible train, therefore the rationale why our group is deploying our observers to observe the election.”
“All of us on the Igbo Political Community (IPN) have been ensuring the curiosity of Igbos each politically and economically is protected. Since 2015, we’ve ensured that the Igbos conduct their political actions and ethos pretty to higher their tons.
“We’re recognized for peace and political level-playing area in Igbo land. We’ve got additionally ensured votes in Igbo land rely. We’re additionally working to make sure that political thuggery is eradicated and politicians (candidates) conduct their actions accordingly with out the whims and caprices of exterior political manipulators.
“We’ve got not left any stone unturned to make sure voters forged their votes and go about doing so peacefully.
“Nevertheless, we additionally observed that to do that, all fingers have to be on deck. Politicians, safety businesses, electoral officers ought to work to make sure a level-playing area and a peaceable environment.
“For this reason we’ve mobilized over 5000 unbiased observers for the Anambra Governorship election come November 8. The thought is to be sure that the end result of the election represents the need of the individuals as towards widespread insinuations that the South-East area is thought for political violence.
“Regardless of the {economic} scenario, we have to do the needful from our particular person coffers contemplating the premium that Ndigbo connect to the forthcoming Anambra State Governorship election. The election is essential for our individuals.”
He urged the brand new chairman of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, to shun favoritism and be sure that all votes rely within the election.
“We’re calling on the brand new INEC Chairman to dwell above board. We name on him to do his greatest to make sure the Anambra State Governorship election, which is simply across the nook is free and honest. He ought to do all the pieces inside his energy to make sure the individuals’s votes rely.
“We need to remind him that that is his first main nationwide project and that the eyes of the world are on him. We need to remind him additionally that Ndigbo are all on this very election and need to see how the winner and loser emerge.
“We urge him to be sincere, unbiased and clear in his conducts as regards the forthcoming election.”
He additionally appealed to all safety businesses to conduct themselves professionally and ethically amid excessive expectations within the forthcoming polls. The safety businesses should do all to make sure that vote shopping for doesn’t represent the order of the day earlier than and in the course of the election course of.
