Edo Poll: PDP Candidate, Ighodalo gives condition to Sign Peace Accord | Read Details
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has said he will sign the peace accord when the Nigeria Police Force releases detained members of his party.
Recall that other parties have already signed the peace accord ahead of the Saturday 21 election.
Ighodalo, who was a guest on Channels Televisions Politics Today on Monday, said;
“We had a number of conditions, most of the conditions have now been met with one left. Many of our guys have been held unjustly.
“We think if you hold guys, you either charge them or you let them go on bail. So, either they charge all our guys and we are represented or let them go on bail. Once that is achieved we will sign the peace accord”.
“We saw a lot of our supporters being harassed, being intimidated, we saw thugs from the other party – everybody saw them on TV with weapons, none of those guys were arrested.
“Of course, we have a reason to feel strongly harassed and intimidated. Based on that we felt strongly that unless a level playing ground is created, we would not sign the peace accord.
“But today we feel a bit better, the Inspector General of Police has given us his assurance and his word as a man of great honour that we will have a level playing field”.
He maintained that his camp preach nonviolence and that will not change any time.
On Thursday, all political parties participating in the Edo election signed a peace accord on to shun violence, but the PDP refused to participate.
