In an agreement to conduct peaceful campaigns leading up to the 2023 elections, the national chairs of 18 political parties and their presidential hopefuls signed it on Thursday.Infomation Guide Nigeria
The National Peace Committee’s proposal saw Abuja host the event.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaPresidential hopefuls Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi and Adewole Adebayo of the Labour Party and Social Democratic Party, Major Hamza Al–Mustapha (ret.) of the Action Alliance, Justice Peter Umeadi of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, and Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (ret.) of the Progressive Alliance were all present at the event, according to The PUNCH.Jamb Result
Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s presidential candidate, did not attend the ceremony, nevertheless.
The agreement was, however, only signed by his running mate Kashim Shettima and Senator Adamu Abdullahi, national chairman of the party.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), urged political parties and their candidates to contribute to make the general elections of 2023 peaceful in a pre-recorded goodwill message that was played at the ceremony.
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“As the President, I have always reiterated my commitment to peaceful, credible and transparent elections, and what the Peace Committee has been doing over the years aligns with my belief that Nigeria needs peace to achieve credible elections.
“The initiatives undertaken by the National Peace Committee to commit all political actors to issue-based campaigns devoid of incitement, personal insults, and attacks is a welcome development,” he said.
“You may recall that President Goodluck Jonathan and I signed the first National Peace Accord before the 2015 elections. It is my conviction that it contributed significantly to the peaceful outcome of the 2015 elections,” he said.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaAt the event, Jonathan said there was no alternative to peaceful elections in 2023 and beyond.
“Although we are all key stakeholders, I must say it behoves the candidates and the leaders of the various parties to lead the process for peaceful elections in our country.
“Political stability and the growth of democracy in any country are usually measured by the quality of elections. In this regard, we expect our democracy to be consolidated in such a way that our electoral processes will be seen to record incremental progress at the end of every election cycle,” he stated.
“it has created the flood zone for political parties to resort to name calling, personal insults, and character assassination.”
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, in his address, added his voice to the calls for issue-based campaigns.
He said, “In line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and in our determination to play our role as a regulator, the commission will vigorously monitor compliance to ensure that parties shun abusive, intemperate, or slanderous language as well as insinuations or innuendoes likely to provoke a breach of the peace during electioneering.
“The Electoral Act, 2022 provides for campaigns in public by political parties to commence not earlier than 150 days before polling day.”
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