Edo Election: APC, PDP, LP and 13 other parties to sign peace deal on September 12

All 16 political parties participating in the Edo State governorship election will sign a peace agreement ahead of the exercise on September 12.

The parties taking part in the elections scheduled for September 16 are the Accord Party, Action Alliance, African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

Others are the People’s Action Party (APP), Boot Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Young Progressive Party (YPP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

Chairman of the National Election Commission (KPU), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, revealed this in an extraordinary meeting with political parties regarding the election in Abuja, Thursday.

He said the exercise would be led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (ret.).

Abubakar is the chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC).

Yakubu said: “You may have noticed that unlike previous peace agreements which were signed a few days before the election, the KPU decided to do it earlier this time.

“This is done so that the Election Committee can monitor compliance with the code of ethics signed voluntarily by political parties, candidates, and other important stakeholders in the election process such as the KPU and security forces in the remaining days before the election.

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“This will add weight to the peace agreement beyond mere ceremony as demanded by many observers and even some political actors themselves.”

He appealed to political parties in the state to maintain decorum and decorum in their campaigns and adhere to the Commission’s Rules and Guidelines for conducting rallies and processions.

He said that not a single political party had conveyed the dates and locations of the parades and large campaign rallies to the KPU so that campaign activities could be better coordinated.

Regarding the KPU’s preparations for the election, Yakubu said the KPU had completed training for security personnel and completed the delivery of a number of non-sensitive materials still needed for the election.

“We are finalizing arrangements with land and sea transport unions for logistics.

“The printing of triplicate voters lists for each of the 4,519 Polling Units in Edo State is almost complete.

“The installation and configuration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines that will be used on election day have been completed. Observer accreditation labels are being produced,” said the KPU Chairman.

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