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Calls for peaceful election in Nigeria as campaigning ends ahead of weekend poll

Campaign posters in Yola, Nigeria, 23 February 2023, ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections on 25 February. © Esa Alexander/Reuters

The main candidates in Nigeria’s presidential race have signed a peace accord to ensure a free and peaceful election on Saturday, but as campaigning ended Thursday, fighting broke out in Kano state, and a Senate candidate was killed in Enugu State the day before.

The four main presidential candidates signed a peace accord on Wednesday at an event attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, who is stepping down after his two terms in power.

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