Election: How major presidential candidates, parties violated Peace Accord - Official spills

The 18 presidential candidates of the political parties on Wednesday, February 22, signed a Peace Accord in Abuja ahead of the election coming Saturday.

Speaking at the signing of the Peace Accord, Chairman of the National Peace Committee, Abdulsalami Abubakar, said that the presidential candidates and political parties have violated the Peace Agreement they signed in September, 2022.

Raising concerns over the lack of compliance by major political parties, Abubakar noted that 44% of the violations were committed by political party spokespersons, 26% by party members, 19% by the presidential candidates themselves, 11% by hardcore supporters, and 4% by the chairmen of the parties.

Present at the Peace Accord include; the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu; Labour Party, Peter Obi; Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar among others.

The peace accord is serves as a mediation platform to prevent violence during election.

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