Nigeria at 65: IPAC flags Anambra governorship as test for 2027 elections

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA – The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has said the forthcoming November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship predetermination volition service arsenic a important trial for Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian strategy up of the 2027 wide election.

In a connection signed by its National Chairman, Dr. Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, the Council congratulated Nigerians connected the country’s 65th Independence day portion informing that credibility, inclusiveness, and fairness successful the Anambra canvass are indispensable to rebuilding nationalist spot successful democracy.

“IPAC calls for a free, fair, credible and inclusive governorship predetermination successful Anambra State slated for 8th November 2025. Council urges INEC to supply a level playing tract for each the governmental parties and their candidates participating successful the election,” Dantalle said.

The Council cautioned politicians to shun divisive politics, urging them to run connected issues that impact the radical alternatively than bitterness that undermines the electoral process.

“We should respect the sanctity of the ballot container and guarantee that each ballot is counted and counts successful the wide result. Election is the quality of democracy, fto america rebuild spot successful the antiauthoritarian strategy up of the 2027 wide election,” it stated.

While extending Independence greetings, IPAC saluted Nigeria’s founding fathers, noting their sacrifices for state from assemblage regularisation and their imaginativeness of a united, equitable nation.

“IPAC urges citizens to usage the 65th Independence day arsenic an accidental for sober reflection and rededicate ourselves to the work of the federation bearing successful caput that this is the lone state we have,” the Council said.

The umbrella assemblage of each registered governmental parties reiterated its committedness to inclusive governance, pointing to its advocacy for peculiar seats for women successful parliament and the instauration of directorates connected Women Affairs, Youth, and People With Disabilities.

It besides highlighted its relation successful convening nationalist dialogues connected the judiciary and law reforms.

IPAC further recalled its efforts successful documenting Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian journey, including the motorboat of its publication 100 Years of Political Parties Evolution successful Nigeria (1923–2023) and the accumulation of a documentary connected 25 years of uninterrupted antiauthoritarian governance.

“Together, we volition physique an enduring democracy. We are each successful it together,” the Council added.

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