Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and three of his opponents were absent at a meeting on Wednesday for parties to sign a peace accord ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The two other candidates absent at the event are Athan Achonu of the Labour Party; Tony Ejiogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance; and Ben Odunze of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Ben Odunze. The event was organised by the National Peace Committee in Owerri, the state capital ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state.