2023: Presidential Candidates Form Peace Accord Three Days Before Polling

Bola Tinubu (APC), Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP), Dan Nwanyanwu (ZLP), and others were among the presidential candidates in attendance. Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate for the Labour Party, represented the party.

This Saturday’s election is expected to be calm because to a deal that the presidential contenders from 18 political parties are scheduled to sign.

On the historic occasion on Wednesday, several of them gathered in Abuja.

Bola Tinubu (APC), Peter Obi (LP), Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP), and Dan Nwanyanwu are some of the presidential contenders present (ZLP).

Presidential candidates for the 2023 elections are required to sign the Peace Agreement twice, in contrast to elections held before 2015, the year the National Peace Committee was established.

Before the start of Campaigns, the first one was inked in September of last year. That agreement was signed as a requirement for a peaceful campaign by the candidates.

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In his speech, President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed his commitment to letting the rule of law play out.

The President urged those charged with organising the election to provide the people the power to choose their representatives.

Additionally, he urged the candidates to accept the results of the vote and seek legal action if they were unhappy with them.

Bishop Matthew Kukah, Dr. John Momoh, CON, and General Abdulsalami Abubakar are all present-day members of the peace committee.

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Thabo Mbeki, a former president of South Africa, and Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), who is leading the Commonwealth Election Observation Group to Nigeria, were also there.

Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its dedication to holding the polls on time.

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman, also guaranteed Nigerians a fair election.

In his remarks, the IGP bemoaned the lack of adherence to the September peace accord’s letter, which required the candidates to run on an issue-based platform.

General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retired), the chairman of the National Peace Committee, arrives at the location

To guarantee a calm election, Baba pleaded with political parties to control their supporters.

The previous president Goodluck Jonathan, who accepted the results of the 2015 elections and contributed to maintaining national peace, was another person he urged the contestants to aspire to.

Samuela Isopi, the ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Nigeria, urged Nigeria to set a strong example for the rest of the world in terms of advancing democracy during her speech.

She urged all candidates to accept the election results and seek legal action if they were unhappy with them.

The Commonwealth Secretary General, Baroness Scotland, emphasised the significance of the general elections in 2023 while highlighting Nigeria’s important place on the continent.