The candidates of the two major political parties in the Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, September 13 faced-off in a governorship debate in Benin city. The debate supported by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room provided the opportunity for both candidates to speak to the people of Edo on why they should be elected to the office of Governor. It was one of the rare moments that issue campaign crept into what has been strong rhetorics and threats of violence in the run up to the September 19 governorship election. Although there are 14 candidates running in Saturday’s elections, the two candidates of the APC and PDP have been the most vociferous in stoking the fires and threats of violence. The candidates have however gone on to sign a Peace Accord initiated by the National Peace Committee in a Peace ceremony in Benin City on Tuesday, September 15. In all, 14 candidates are contesting the election on Saturday. These candidates publicly signed the Peace Accord. The National Peace Committee has General Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Head of State as Chairman, while Bishop Matthew Kukar’s Centre hosts the secretariat of the Committee.
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