Atiku
Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, alongside other
Presidential Candidates will get the Chance to meet President Muhammadu Buhari
face to face since the cloned rumour intensified.
President
Muhammadu Buhari and other presidential candidates, including Atiku Abubakar,
the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to sign
Peace Accord to ensure smooth conduct of 2019 general elections.
The
committee is headed by former military head of state, retired general
Abdulsalami Abubakar.
The
peace accord is an undertaking by all the presidential candidates to ensure
peaceful and rancour free campaigns before, during and after the 2019 general
elections.
The
candidates are also expected to avoid hate speech, fake news or any act capable
of causing socio-political unrest in the country.
The
leadership of the affected political parties as well as the chairman of the
Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) are also expected to attend the
event.
Other
presidential candidates expected to sign the peace agreement include: Donald
Duke-Social Democratic Party (SDP); Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim- Alliance for New
Nigeria (ANN), Omoyele Sowore-African Action Congress (AAC) and Obi Ezekwesili-
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN).
Others
are Obadiah Mailafia-African Democratic Congress (ADC); Kingsley Moghalu –
Young Progressive Party (YPP); Chris Okotie – Fresh Democratic Party (FDP)
Hamza Al-Mustapha-Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN).
Habib
Gajo-Young Democratic Party (YDP); John Gbor – All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA);
Ali Soyode-YES Party and Davidson Akhimien-Grassroots Development Party of
Nigeria (GDPN) are also expected to sign the Peace Accord.
Meanwhile,
a Former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
Bolaji Abdullahi, has shared his reasons the Muhammadu Buhari Nigerians voted
into power in 2015 is not the same President at Aso Rock today.
Abdullahi,
who was part of the mass defection from the ruling party, called on Nigerians
to jump out of Buhari’s train, adding that the man presiding over the affairs
of the nation today was not the leader Nigerians trooped out enmasse to elect
in 2015.
He said
this Monday in a chat with Vanguard in reaction to the vote of no confidence
passed on President Buhari on Sunday by leaders of the Northern Elders’ Forum.
The
Director, Communications and Strategies of the PDP, Presidential Campaign
Organisation pointed out that he was not joining the cloning debate, but
insisted however, that Buhari had dumped the principles for which he was widely
adored.
He
said, “Some of us risked our political careers to rally round Muhammadu Buhari
in 2015 and today we have realised that we are in a one-chance vehicle. But I
say that having realized where we are, it is time to get down from that
one-chance vehicle.
“The
Northern Elders Forum was one of the strongest supporters of Buhari in 2015 but
they have now realised that the Buhari we have today is the not the Buhari they
voted for in 2015
“The
Buhari most of us risked our political careers for was the Buhari whose memory
we carried with us since 1983. That Buhari had zero tolerance for corruption
and was a strong -willed leader.
“But
the Buhari of today has been receiving corrupt people into his party who are
hoping he will give them cover. Today, the position of the Northern Elders
Forum has vindicated some of us who saw the wisdom in leaving the party (APC)
to join the crusade to rescue Nigeria.”
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