Buhari, Atiku Shake Hands At Second Peace Accord (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP arrived at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja to sign a peace accord.

Atiku Abubakar and Muhammadu Buhari shake hands at the Peace Accord

President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the governing All Progressives  Congress (APC), and former vice President Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday shook hands at the second peace accord aimed at having a peaceful election.They shook hands at  the prompting of former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who is leading the ECOWAS observer mission.
Meanwhile, President Buhari has urged fellow presidential candidates in the coming elections to commit to the final outcome as announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
In the same vain, Atiku has said like former President Goodluck Jonathan, his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.
 

Also present at the peace accord signing is Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Abdulsalami Abubakar, the chairman of the National Peace Committee.Patricia Scotland, the secretary-general of the Commonwealth; Mathew Kukah, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, as well as other members of the National Peace Committee (NPC), are in attendance.
Yakubu Gowon, former head of state, is also present at the ICC to witness the historic event.
Speaking at the event, Atiku said the Nigerian democracy has matured over the years, with the support of the international committee.
 

Scotland said the National peace accord to be signed by the major presidential aspirants in the 2019 general election is consistent with the values and principles of the Commonwealth.She called on all parties involved to ensure peaceful, free, fair, and credible election in Nigeria.
Bill Clinton, former US president, had pulled out of the accord, following the cancellation of his visit to Nigeria less than 48 hours to the event.