As eight gubernatorial candidates sign the historic Peace
Accords for the conduct of the 2023 elections in Kano, the Chairman of the
National Peace Accords Committee, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has revealed
that Nigerians are highly disturbed that elections may be marred by violence.
The signing of the peace accords by the Kano candidates was
organized by the state wing of the committee, Wednesday.
Abubakar, represented, by the Head of the Secretariat, Peace
Accords Committee, Reverend Father, Attah Barkindo, during the event said there
was palpable fear amongst citizens which should be doused by the relevant
agencies.
“Nigerians are worried that elections will be inconclusive and violent, this makes it mandatory for INEC and other Security agencies to sit up to ensure that the right things are done”.
General Abdussalam Abubakar, said the act of attacking
Campaign convoys is another serious security problem that is brewing and should
be stopped.
The Chairman of the Peace Accords Committee urged candidates
to accept the outcome of the elections as a way of making Kano great and
peaceful.
The Special Representative of the United Nations for West
Africa, Madam Giovanni Biha, urged candidates to openly and actively denounce
violence, saying that doing so will in no small measure curtail every
uncertainty.
Madam Giovanni Biha commended the candidates for agreeing to
sign the Peace Accord, explaining that the agreement in itself is a move
towards ensuring peace in Kano.
Secretary to the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC in
Kano, Garba Lawal Muhammad said the Commission had already addressed issues
with late arrivals of elections materials and other serious issues.
He said the essence of the peace accords is to commit actors
to do what is right, this is because according to him, in the 2015 election,
not less than 58 people were killed.
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