Barely five months, Governorship candidates for the year 2027, political parties in the forth coming election have signed a Peace Accord, for peaceful issue based campaigns ahead of the February 2027 election.
The accord was agreed and signed at the Banquet Hall of the Adamawa State Government House, Yola, during the Adamawa State 2027 Violence Free Campaigns and Elections Peace Accord Summit, held under the theme, “Peace Before, During and After the Elections.”
The Peace Commission in the state. The National Peace Committee was chaired by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, while The Kukah Centre serves as its secretariat.
The agreement, candidates pledged to reject electoral violence, hate speech, ethnic and religious incitement, intimidation, threats, misinformation, disinformation and personal attacks throughout the electoral process in the state.
It was also committed to conducting issue based campaigns centred on their policies, programmes and visions for the development of Adamawa State.
During the summit brought together political stakeholders and other relevant actors to discuss measures for preventing election related violence and ensuring that political differences are addressed through lawful and democratic measures.
Organisers said sustaining peace during the 2027 electoral process would require the collective efforts of political parties and candidates, their supporters, traditional and religious leaders, security agencies, civil society organisations, the media, youth and women groups, and the electorate.
The Adamawa state branch follows the National Peace Accord signed in Abuja in August 2026, under which political parties and presidential candidates pledged to peaceful and issue based campaigns ahead of the forth coming elections.
The state level said the accord signed, was intended to translate the national commitment into a framework for peaceful political competition and promote respect for democratic processes and peaceful coexistence in the state, the organisers said.
Most of the political parties were in attendance including that rulling All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Ahmed Tijjani Galadima, were among who signed the peace accord.
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