The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has release the List of Aspirant in the forthcoming 2017 Anambra State Governorship Election. The list of Governorship candidate was released alongside their deputy. A total of 37 candidate are jostling for the number one seat in the state. Check their name below.
| CANDIDATES FOR ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION, 2017 | ||||||
| S/N | STATE | NAME OF CANDIDATE | SEX | PARTY | AGE | QUALIFICATION |
| ANAMBRA | ||||||
| 1 | GOVERNOR | UJU UCHENDU OZOKA | F | AA | 48 | M.SC |
| DEPUTY | THERESA NNALUE | F | AA | 53 | B.ED | |
| 2 | GOVERNOR | NWEZI FELIX AMECHI | M | AGAP | 55 | MBA |
| DEPUTY | OKEKE FLORENCE NJIDEKA | F | AGAP | 60 | LLB, BL | |
| 3 | GOVERNOR | OBY KATE OKAFOR | F | ACD | 55 | WAEC |
| DEPUTY | ONYEKWULUJE CHIDI UZOMA | M | ACD | 45 | WAEC | |
| 4 | GOVERNOR | AKUNWATA EJOH OJIBA | M | ACPN | 55 | MSC. |
| DEPUTY | EBELE ONYINYE ANGEL | F | ACPN | 41 | HND, M.SC | |
| 5 | GOVERNOR | PAUL CHUKWUDI OBIANASO | M | ADC | 55 | LLB, BL, MBA |
| DEPUTY | FRANCIS AMECHI AGUMADU | M | ADC | 52 | HND | |
| 6 | GOVERNOR | IFEANYICHUKWU EDWARD REGINALD OKONKWO | M | ADP | 64 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | NNADOZIE NDUJEKWU IKE | M | ADP | 53 | LLB, BL, LLM | |
| 7 | GOVERNOR | NWOYE TONY OKECHUKWU | M | APC | 43 | MBBS |
| DEPUTY | DOZIE IKEDIFE ARINZE | M | APC | 49 | WAEC | |
| 8 | GOVERNOR | ADAEZE CHIZUBE OKAFOR | F | APDA | 60 | M.SC |
| DEPUTY | OGUEJIOFOR FRANKLIN | M | APDA | 39 | B.SC | |
| 9 | GOVERNOR | WILLIE MADUABUCHI OBIANO | M | APGA | 62 | MBA, FCA |
| DEPUTY | NKEMAKONAM C. OKEKE | M | APGA | 57 | PHD | |
| 10 | GOVERNOR | NWEKE CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUDUBEM | M | APP | 36 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | AKABIKE D’LAW IFEANYICHUKWU | M | APP | 55 | B.SC | |
| 11 | GOVERNOR | OHANUGO IKEM CECIL | M | BNPP | 55 | M.A |
| DEPUTY | EZE NNABUIKE OGBONNA | M | BNPP | 37 | HND | |
| 12 | GOVERNOR | EMMANUEL UCHENNA NWIBE | M | DA | 36 | SSCE |
| DEPUTY | OKPEZUNE NNAEMEKA KINGSLEY | M | DA | 28 | WAEC | |
| 13 | GOVERNOR | EDOCHIE YUL CHIBUIKE | M | DPC | 35 | B.A |
| DEPUTY | OKEKE OLUCHUKWU | M | DPC | 46 | WAEC | |
| 14 | GOVERNOR | ONUORAH BASIL ONYEACHONAM | M | GPN | 38 | LLB |
| DEPUTY | CHUKWUANU GENEVIEVE NONYE | F | GPN | 51 | B.SC | |
| 15 | GOVERNOR | SAMUEL OSITA ORAEGBUNAM | M | HDP | 54 | B.ENG |
| DEPUTY | ARTHUR REGIS ODIDIKA | M | HDP | 53 | WAEC | |
| 16 | GOVERNOR | NDIFE FRANKLIN IKENNA | M | ID | 35 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | NWABUDE STEPHEN JACHIKE | M | ID | 34 | B.SC | |
| 17 | GOVERNOR | RUFUS OKEKE SUNDAY EZEOKOLONKWOR | M | KOWA | 53 | B.ED |
| DEPUTY | EZEONYIRIMBA CHARLES IZUCHUKWU | M | KOWA | 36 | WAEC | |
| 18 | GOVERNOR | CHRISTIAN OKECHUKWU ENEMUO | M | LP | 59 | DBA |
| DEPUTY | OKOYE OBI VINCENT | M | LP | 61 | HND | |
| 19 | GOVERNOR | OKAFOR ONYEKA CHRISTIAN | M | MMN | 35 | HND |
| DEPUTY | ONWUKA OSITA | M | MMN | 39 | DVM | |
| 20 | GOVERNOR | PRAISE OKECHUKWU | F | MPPP | 37 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | UGOCHUKWU EMMANUEL NDUBUISI | M | MPPP | 29 | B.ENG | |
| 21 | GOVERNOR | CHINEDU UZOMA OKPALANMA | M | NCP | 48 | B.ENG |
| DEPUTY | CHUKWUMA IVAN EGEONU | M | NCP | 51 | LLB, BL | |
| 22 | GOVERNOR | BENNETH ABANIWU | M | NDLP | 52 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | PETER CHUDI OKOYE | M | NDLP | 60 | MBA | |
| 23 | GOVERNOR | FELIX A.R. OBI-OKAFOR | M | NEPP | 49 | LLB, BL |
| DEPUTY | NNEKA ANASUDU | F | NEPP | 35 | HND | |
| 24 | GOVERNOR | OKAFOR CHARLES OGBONNA | M | NNPP | 55 | WASC |
| DEPUTY | OKOLIE OLIVER ELVIS | M | NNPP | 48 | B.SC | |
| 25 | GOVERNOR | VAL. OKEY OGUEJIOFOR | M | NPC | 45 | GCE |
| DEPUTY | OKAFOR EJIKE SAMUEL | M | NPC | 38 | B.SC | |
| 26 | GOVERNOR | NNOLI AMECHI JUSTIN | M | NUP | 54 | WASC |
| DEPUTY | AGBATA MARTIN IKECHUKWU | M | NUP | 46 | WAEC | |
| 27 | GOVERNOR | PETER CHIBIKE | M | PDC | 44 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | OKUDO CHRISTIAN CHUKWUEMEKA | M | PDC | 50 | WAEC | |
| 28 | GOVERNOR | OSELOKA HENRY OBAZE | M | PDP | 62 | M.A |
| DEPUTY | CHIDI ALEXANDRA ONYEMELUKWE | F | PDP | 49 | LLB, BL | |
| 29 | GOVERNOR | GODWIN CHUKWUNAENYE EZEEMO | M | PPA | 63 | HND |
| DEPUTY | PRINCE LEONARD UCHENDU | M | PPA | 48 | WASC | |
| 30 | GOVERNOR | HENRY IKECHUKWU ONUORAH | M | PPN | 57 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | IGBOANUSI GLORY UGOCHI | F | PPN | 41 | NCE | |
| 31 | GOVERNOR | KENNETH EJIKE MODEZIE | M | PPP | 59 | PGD |
| DEPUTY | CHINWEZE OGECHUKWU | F | PPP | 46 | WAEC | |
| 32 | GOVERNOR | STEPHEN OBIORAH MBAH | M | PRP | 50 | MBA |
| DEPUTY | ONYEJIAKA NORBERT ANABALAONYE | M | PRP | 52 | LLB, BL,MED | |
| 33 | GOVERNOR | IFEANYI L. OBALUM | M | SDP | 54 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | CLEMENT CHUKWURAA OKAFOR | M | SDP | 61 | B.SC | |
| 34 | GOVERNOR | STANLEY UCHE EZEANYAKU | M | UDP | 46 | WAEC |
| DEPUTY | ERIC CHIJIOKE ENEMO | M | UDP | 53 | B.SC | |
| 35 | GOVERNOR | OSITA CHIDOKA | M | UPP | 46 | M.A |
| DEPUTY | OKEKE MARCEL OGBONNAYA | M | UPP | 54 | B.SC, MBA | |
| 36 | GOVERNOR | OZOEMENA NONSO | M | YDP | 35 | MPA |
| DEPUTY | UGOCHUKWU NWOFOR | M | YDP | 42 | LLB, BL | |
| 37 | GOVERNOR | NNAEMEKA IFEOMA EZIBE | F | YPP | 42 | B.SC |
| DEPUTY | ODINIRU CHIGOZIE FAMINUS | M | YPP | 34 | LLB, BL |
