By Ifedayo Adewale
With less than twelve to the general elections, twelve political parties in Ogun state on Tuesday signed Peace Accord with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The peace accord was signed during the commission's stakeholders' forum held in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The parties that signed the peace accord, included All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Action Alliance (AA), African Action Congress (AAC), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Peoples Redption Party (PRP) amongst others.
Earlier, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olaniyi Ijalaye appealed to all the political parties in the state to educate their followers on the need to shun electoral violence during the coming pools.
Ijalaye said, INEC has put in place necessary measures, including training of security personnel and ad-hoc staff to ensure that the coming elections exercise go hitch-free.
He noted that the commission has equally sensitized community leaders to assist the INEC officials in getting voters involved in checking their exact polling units.
Ijalaye said "Security personnel have been trained to keep peace during the elections. The commission has sent soft copy of voters register to all political parties in the state.
"We appeal to all political parties to educate to please cooperate with us on the days of the elections. Vote peacefully, promote peaceful elections and ensure that peace prevails even after results are announced.
He added "we seek the indulgence of the people of Ogun state to please cooperate with us on the days of election. Vote peacefully, promote peaceful elections and ensure that peace prevails even after results are announced.
In attendance at the stakeholders forum were Civil Society Organizations, security agencies, traditional rulers, human rights bodies and representatives of political parties in the state.
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