Governorship candidates of political parties participating in Saturday’s election in Ondo State have signed a peace accord.
The ceremony for signing the Peace Accord held in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Tuesday.
Independent National Electoral Commission said the pact was to ensure a violence-free election.
Candidates of the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party, Rotimi Akeredolu and Eyitayo Jegede, respectively, were among those who signed the peace pact.
Zenith Labour Party candidate and Akeredolu’s deputy, Agboola Ajayi, also joined others to sign the accord facilitated by the National Peace Committee.
INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said at the ceremony, “Without peace, our deployment plans, new innovations in result management, safety of personnel, security of materials and above all, credibility of elections will be undermined.”
The signing ceremony was also witnessed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Abukabar Saa’d; Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Kukah; former Bishop of Abuja Diocese, John Onaiyekan, and traditional rulers, among others.