Some political parties in Enugu State on Wednesday signed the Peace Accord for the September 21 Local Government Elections in the state.
The parties signed the peace accord during a "Stakeholders' Engagement on the Enugu State 2024 Local Government Elections" organised by the ActionAid Nigeria.
It was gathered that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and others were not present during the signing, while All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) declined due to absence of the ruling party at the meeting.
Speaking at the event, Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, who did not disclose the number of political parties that signed the accord, stressed the need for political parties in the state to sign the peace agreement for the peaceful conduct of the election.
Mamedu, represented by the ActionAid Nigeria Head of Programme, Mr Celestine Odo, said the peace accord members were selected by different stakeholders to ensure that parties who were not present signed theirs before Friday.
