The agreement to make the
2015 general elections coming up next month credible and violent-free was
formerly sealed Wednesday in Abuja by the 14 presidential candidates squaring
up for the contest. Eminent among the contestants that featured at the signing
were President Goodluck Jonathan who is flying the flag of the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP and General Mohammadu Buhari who is also the presidential
flag bearer of the nation’s leading opposition party, the All Progressives
Congress, APC. Continue..
Others who made appearances included Tunde Anifowose Kelani of
Action Alliance (AA) Dr. Rafiu Salau of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Ganiyu
Galadima of Alliance Congress (AC), Alh. Mani Ibrahim Ahemad of ADC, Chief Sam
Eke of Citizens Popular Party (CPP) Ambros Albert Oworu of Hope Party, Prof.
Oluremi Sonaiya of KOWA party and Chief Chekwas Okorie of Unity Progressive
Party (UPP).
The Letters and the spirit of the undertaking otherwise called “Abuja Accord” by the
organizers of the event tilted “2015 General Elections: Sensitization workshop
on Non-Violence” essentially barred the contestants in the election from making
incisive speeches that could cause the eruption of violence of whatever guise
before, during and after the elections.
The accord reads thus: “We the undersigned Presidential
candidates of the under-listed political parties contesting in the General
Elections of 2015;
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