Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, urged all
candidates in the 2023 general elections, including the likes of Peter Obi,
Atiku Abubakar, and Bola Tinunub, among others, to strive to make their
campaigns issue-based, clean and violence-free.
Jonathan made the call in his virtual goodwill message read
in Abuja at the signing of the first National Peace Accord on the 2023 general
elections, which was attended by presidential candidates and their parties.
He also called on candidates, their promoters and supporters
to exercise restraint and to run their campaigns based on issues that affected
Nigerians.
Jonathan said, “We are at a critical stage in our national life where we have no choice but to promote national cohesion, love and hope in order to make the desired progress.
“We cannot afford to continue to play politics of bitterness
and division along ethnic and religious lines. This is because such kind of
politics portends great danger to our unity, growth and the sustenance of our
democracy.
“We have to be mindful of the destructive impact of hate
speech, fake news and mindless propaganda, especially in a clime where the
fabric of unity and stability still needs to be strengthened.
“I charge the candidates, their promoters and supporters to
exercise restraint and seek to run their campaigns based on issues that affect
our people.
“They should, by all means, avoid needless attacks on
personalities, and use of abusive language for those are the elements that
cause chaos and crisis during elections.’’
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