By Onuwa Ehijene
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has fixed the 12th of September as the date for the signing of the peace accord by political parties towards the September 21st governorship election in Edo state.
Yakubu made the announcement at a consultative meeting with political parties on Thursday at the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja.
The signing of the peace accord will take place in Benin City the Edo state capital in the presence of members of the peace committee headed by former head of state General Abdulsalaam Abubakar rtd.
According to the INEC boss, the essence of bringing the signing of the peace accord forward is to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to monitor compliance by political parties.
In his response the Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Yusuf Dantalle called on INEC to ensure that all votes cast count on the day of the election so as to restore sanctity to the nations electoral process.