President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, are expected at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Wednesday to sign a fresh accord to accept the outcome of February 16 presidential election.
Also expected at the event are 72 other presidential candidates.
The fresh accord, dubbed ‘Renewal of our pledges to peaceful elections,’ is a follow up to an earlier one already signed by the candidates.
The new accord read, “You may recall that on December 11, 2018, all of us, the presidential candidates along with our party chairmen, signed the 2019 National Peace Accord.
“The substance of the accord was our commitment to free, fair and credible elections in our dear country. In the accord, we agreed to, among other things, run an issue-based campaign and pledged that our electoral campaigns would not involve any religious incitement, ethnic or tribal profiling, both by ourselves and all agents acting in our names.
“Now that the campaigns have come to an end, we meet today to renew our pledge for peaceful elections.
“We therefore call on all fellow citizens of our dear country, and our party supporters, to refrain from violence or any acts that may in any way jeopardise our collective vision of a free, fair and credible election.
“In addition, we call on INEC and all security agencies to ensure strict adherence to their constitutional roles. We also pledge to respect the outcome of free, fair and credible elections.
“Today again, we renew our commitment to a united, democratic and prosperous Nigeria. We want to appeal to all Nigerians to stand together at this critical phase of our nation’s history. Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”