Elections: Atiku And Buhari Arrive At Venue For Signing Of Second Peace Accord

Elections: Atiku And Buhari Arrive At Venue For Signing Of Second Peace Accord

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, have arrived at the International Conference Center in Abuja for the second signing of the National Peace Accord.

Also in attendance is the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland; former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd); Bishop Mathew Kukah, as well as other members of the National Peace Committee (NPC).

Shortly after the arrival of the presidential candidates and others, General Abubakar called on political parties to function as effective actors for peace before, during, and after the elections.

He also appealed to them to adopt a code of conduct that would promote a peaceful process devoid of rigging.

The former Head of State, who is also the Chairman of the NPC, asked the candidates to use the remaining days left to speak directly to voters and supporters, pleading with them to avoid violence.

He explained that he was stressing this so that the nation would have no need to invite foreign observers in the future, as it is done in some countries.

Atiku was accompanied by the PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, as well as the Senate President and Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Bukola Saraki, among other party leaders.

Similarly, APC National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, and some top government officials accompanied President Buhari to the venue of the signing ceremony.

President Buhari, Atiku, and other presidential candidates had earlier signed the first part of the peace accord in December last year.

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