The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declined to sign the peace accord for the Edo State Governorship election set for September 21.
Former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar announced this on Thursday at the peace accord signing event in Benin.
He noted that the PDP has stated it will only agree to sign the accord if certain conditions are fulfilled.
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“I met the governor yesterday and he told me the PDP are not going to sign this peace accord,” he said.
“They had made some observations and I was expecting the chairman of the PDP to come and make that statement, having waited for him this long he chose to announce that the PDP said they are not going to sign and they have got some conditionalities.
“They said that after these conditionalities have been met, they will come to Abuja and sign.”
The PDP state chairman was not present at the venue to explain the party’s decision not to sign the accord.
However, on Wednesday, Governor Godwin Obaseki had hinted at this possibility, mentioning that the PDP might choose not to sign the accord during a meeting with members of the National Peace Committee.
While the PDP and its candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, did not sign the accord, other parties did.
Both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Mr. Monday Okpebholo, as well as the Labour Party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, participated in signing the agreement.
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