2019 General: Buhari, Atiku others sign second peace accord

President Muhammadu Buhari, Presidential candidate of Al Progressive Congress ( APC) and Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, and other candidates have signed the second 2019 National Peace Accord in Abuja on Wednesday, February 13th.

The ceremony which was attended by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, the secretary-general of the Commonwealth; Patricia Scotland, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah, Abdulsalami Abubakar, the chairman of the National Peace Committee and other members of the National Peace Committee (NPC).

In his address, Gen.Abdulsalam disclosed that signing the second peace accord is crucial to the sustainance of democracy in Nigeria. According to him, it has been proven that political dialogue is only way to sustain democracy .

He however urged the two major contenders in the February 16 Presidential election to encourage their supporter to avoid violence during and after the election, adding that if this is done, there will be any need for Nigeria to invite foreign observers in the future to monitor the election.

President Buhari in his remark vowed to ensure a free and fair election, charging all Nigerians to come out enmass and cast their vote to the candidate of their choice. He made an appeal to the youths to eschew all forms of violence during the election.

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He therefore called on all the Presidential candidates to accept the final outcome of the elections, noting that the Independent National Electoral Commission has assured the people of a free and fair exercise.

Also, in his remark, Alh Atiku Abubakar charged INEC and the security agencies to ensure free, fair elections. On his part, President Buhari must do everything within his power to ensure that the vote of every eligible person counts, quoting former President Goodluck Jonathan's statement that his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.

He said that the Nigerian democracy should emerge stronger than the 2015 general elections that was adjudged the freest and fairest in the country.

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