CLAIM: A Facebook user claims that the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election will be held in 5,118 out of 5,200 polling units in the state.
FINDINGS: Multiple media reports quoted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, as saying, “the election will be held in 5,718 of the 5,720 Polling Units in the state. Voting will not take place in the remaining two Polling Units due to the absence of registered voters.”
VERDICT: INCORRECT
SOURCES: INEC, Thisday, Channels TV
DATE: 7/11/2025
FACTCHECK AUTHOR: Allwell Okpi
EDITORS: Opeyemi Kehinde & Simbiat Bakare