That is why the National Peace Accord signed in Abuja on August 18, 2026, deserves to be welcomed. Facilitated by the National Peace Committee in partnership with The Kukah Centre, it commits political actors to peaceful, credible, free, and fair elections, rejects violence and hate speech, and calls for impartiality from the electoral commission and professionalism from security agencies.
Peace on paper, peril in practice: Why 2027’s elections remain at risk, By Dakuku Peterside
