There are also representatives from civil society organisations, INEC, political party leaders, and the Nigerian Police.
The National Peace Committee (NPC) met with select presidential candidates and other stakeholders to discuss violations of the peace accord agreed in September 2022 as campaigns for the upcoming general elections heated up.
The vice presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bishop Isaac Idahosa, as well as the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and Omoyele Sowore, were present.
General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retired), chairman of the NPC, Bishop Matthew Kukah (secretary of the Sokoto Diocese), and Sa’ad Abubakar III, sultan of Sokoto, were also present.
Political party leaders, representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigeria Police, and civil society organisations were also present.
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General Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd), who is in charge of the committee and was a former head of state, told the people involved that the Peace Committee would take care of their problems.
“The goal of this gathering is”We have noted your observation, and I will investigate options at the following meeting,” he said.
Dr. John Momoh, OON, one of the Peace Committee’s members, told journalists following the meeting that the event’s goal is to guarantee a secure and reliable election.
The Chairman of Channels Media Group, Dr. Momoh, stated, “The fundamental goal is for us to be able to join together as Nigerians and ensure that the electoral process is one that we will be extremely proud of and that at the end of the day, we will have a peaceful election.”
“Many people discussed justice and some of their personal experiences in other places.” We will revisit the Chairman, the group’s leader, to discuss how we can speak with the governors, the chairs of the political parties, and the candidates to ensure that we can all put our differences aside and work together for the common good.
“When the process is calm, free, and fair, we will all be pleased with it.” In the end, what matters most is what is best for everyone.
