Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head
of state, says the absence of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the signing of a peace accord ahead of 2019
polls is of no effect.
The accord was organised by the
National Peace Committee which said it extended invitation to all 73
presidential candidates contesting the 2019 elections, but Atiku said he was
not invited.
While fielding questions from
journalists at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, venue of the event,
Abubakar, who is the chairman of the committee, insisted everybody was invited.
“You have seen the number of
parties that have been invited. He will answer for himself but speaking for the
National Peace Committee, everybody was invited,” he said.
“What reasons do we have not to
invite somebody? This accord was for all political parties to sign to be of
goodwill and good behaviour during elections. If there is a break down of
communications somewhere I don’t know.”
When asked if this could weaken the
accord, Abubakar said; “How will it? One candidate? I don’t think it will
weaken the accord.”
He added that those who were
absent can still come to sign the accord.
“Of course, they are open to come
and sign the peace accord. What surprises me is that when we had the conference
with the political parties he came out and agreed on this agenda, the parties
agreed and it was the recommendation that the peace committee has taken.”
Aside Atiku, Donald Duke of
Social Democratic Party (SDP), Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressives Party
(YPP), Oby Ezekwesili of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and Omoyele
Sowore of African Action Congress (AAC), were also absent.
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