The election will be held in 5,718 polling units, across 21 local government areas.
Barring any last-minute changes, residents of Anambra State will head for the polls to elect a new governor on Saturday.
No fewer than 2,802,790 eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots across 21 local government areas of the South-East state.
The stakes are high in Anambra, regarded as a financial hub in the region and one of the most economically viable states in Nigeria.
The police said movement would be restricted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Accreditation and voting at 5,718 polling units are expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
Sorting and counting of votes at the ward, local, and state collation centres, as well as the announcement of the results, are expected to follow.
Sixteen political parties were cleared for the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Their candidates are Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), and John Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Also cleared by INEC are George Moghalu of the Labour Party (LP), Echezona Oti of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Ms. Chioma Ifemeludike of the African Action Congress (AAC), Jeff Nweke of Action Alliance (AA), Charles Onyeze of Accord Party (AP), Geoff Onyejegbu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Jude Ezenwafor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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