Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Ahead of the November 8 Governorship Election in Anambra State, the Kukah Centre, secretariat of the National Peace Committee, has inaugurated an Early Warning, Early Response, EWER System in the state.

The system comprises representatives from the 21 Council Areas of the state, known as the Early Warning Team, who would identify violence triggers and raise an alert, so that members of the Early Response team, who are stakeholders with institutional authority, can intervene.

The system complements the upcoming Peace Accord facilitated by the NPC, which all the governorship candidates of the various political parties would sign, and focuses on detecting and flagging early risks of electoral violence, for prompt atten...