The presidential candidates of 18 political parties on Wednesday, signed a peace accord for the election on Saturday, February 25.
Present at the signing of the peace accord were members of the National Peace Committee, as well as President Muhammadu Buhari
Several candidates converged on Abuja on Wednesday for the landmark event.
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Some of the presidential candidates present include Bola Tinubu (APC); Peter Obi (LP), Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP), and Dan Nwanyanwu (ZLP), Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), amongst others.
Buhari, in his address, reiterated his commitment to allowing the rule of law to take its course.
The President called on those saddled with the responsibility of conducting the election to allow the electorate to choose who governs them.
He also appealed to the candidates to accept the outcome of the election, and seek legal redress if dissatisfied.
According to the text of the peace accord, presidential candidates commit to “accept and abide by the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and if issues should arise”, to “deploy constitutional means and appeal to the courts rather than other unconstitutional means.”
Members of the peace committee present include General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Bishop Matthew Kukah, and Dr John Momoh, CON.
Others were the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, and former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, who leads the Commonwealth Election Observer Group to Nigeria.
