Candidates contesting the 2027 governorship election in Adamawa State have signed a peace accord, pledging to conduct responsible and issue-based campaigns ahead of the poll.
The candidates signed the agreement in Yola on Tuesday during a peace summit organised by the ABAK Peace Foundation in collaboration with the National Peace Committee.
Under the accord, the candidates committed themselves to rejecting electoral violence, hate speech, misinformation and personal attacks throughout the electioneering period.
Instead, they pledged to focus their campaigns on presenting their visions and programmes for the development of Adamawa State.
The summit brought together political stakeholders to deliberate on measures to prevent election-related violence and promote peaceful resolution of political disagreements.
The Adamawa peace accord builds on the National Peace Accord signed in Abuja last month by political parties and presidential candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to the organisers, the state-level initiative is aimed at translating the national commitment to peaceful elections into concrete action in Adamawa State.
