The presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari, and Atiku Abubakar, respectively, have arrived the International Conference Centre, 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, Abdulsalami Abubakar; Bishop Mathew Kukah, as well as other members of the National Peace Committee.
Conspicuous in his absence is the former US President, Bill Clinton, who pulled out on Tuesday, citing the fear that his presence might be politicised as reason for withdrawing from the event.
Clinton, alongside Scotland had been scheduled to deliver good will messages at the signing of the second peace accord.
President Buhari, Atiku, and other presidential candidates had signed the first part of the peace accord in December last year.
The Peace Accord is an undertaking by all the presidential candidates to ensure peaceful and rancour-free campaigns before, during and after the 2019 general elections.
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The candidates are also expected to avoid hate speech, fake news or any act capable of causing socio-political unrest in the country.
The leadership of the political parties as well as the Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) are also expected to attend the event.
Other presidential candidates expected to sign the peace agreement include: Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim- Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN); Omoyele Sowore-African Action Congress (AAC); Dr Obadiah Mailafia-African Democratic Congress (ADC); Prof. Kingsley Moghalu – Young Progressive Party (YPP); Pastor Chris Okotie – Fresh Democratic Party (FDP) and retired Major Hamza Al-Mustapha – Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN).
Habib Gajo-Young Democratic Party (YDP); retired Maj- Gen. John Gbor – All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); Ali Soyode-YES Party and Dr Davidson Akhimien-Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria (GDPN) are also expected to sign the Peace Accord.
