This decision was reached during its regular weekly meeting on Thursday.

The meeting reviewed the ongoing preparation for the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Anambra State and further update on applications for registration by new political parties.

The Commission said it is pleased with the turnout of registrants in Anambra State and the peaceful conduct of the CVR in all the 326 registration centres in the State.

It revealed that as of yesterday, Wednesday 16th July 2025, 96,085 new voters have successfully registered in nine days.

On average, the Commission said it registered over 10,600 voters per day, adding that in addition to that 12,595 voters applied for transfer of their registration both within and outside the State while 7,061 persons applied for the update of their records or the replacement of their damaged or lost Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs).

The CVR in Anambra State was suppposed to end on Thursday, however, in response to appeal from citizens, the Commission said it extended the exercise for three more days.