APC, PDP Pull Opt out of Edo Election Peace Accord
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pulled out of the Peace Accord between contending political parties ahead of the September 21 governorship election.
This comes just hours after Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expressed doubts about his party signing the accord, citing a lack of trust in both the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Obaseki made the statement while meeting with the Chairman of the Presidential Peace Committee, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
At a press conference held at the party secretariat, the state APC spokesperson, Emperor Jarret Tenebe, explained that several factors influenced their decision to withdraw from the Peace Accords.
He said among the reasons was the lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of police inspector Onuh Akor, who was killed along Airport Road over two months ago.
He added that despite assurances from the former Commissioner of Police, Funsho, who claimed that the command had the suspects’ names, no arrests or prosecutions have occurred.
Tenebe said instead of being arrested, Governor Godwin Obaseki is allegedly keeping them in the Government House.
Tenebe said: “This failure of the police has emboldened the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his Peoples Democratic Party to attack members of our political party at rally grounds and in their private business premises ceaselessly.”
