The various political parties participating in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election will sign a Peace Accord on November 8.
The National Peace Committee and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, coordinated the initiative aimed at securing a peaceful election process.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this on Thursday in Abuja, saying the Commission has identified potential flashpoints in Ondo and alerted security agencies for effective conflict mapping.
Speaking during the fourth quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Yakubu noted that INEC would conduct a final readiness assessment next week, involving stakeholders, officials, security agencies, and transport providers.
The INEC boss also shared that the Permanent Voter's Cards, PVC collection period concluded recently, with 64,273 out of 89,777 PVCs distributed-a collection rate of 71.6.
