2023: National Peace Committee invites Atiku, Tinubu, others on peace agreement

The National Peace Committee has invited presidential candidates, their parties, and their spokespersons to sign a peace agreement ahead of the 2023 general elections to ensure issue-based and peaceful campaigns.

On Thursday in Abuja, the invitation was delivered to the contestants, their parties, and spokespersons via letter.

The letter stated that the first cycle would be held on September 29, 2022 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

The invitation letter was signed by the chairman of the committee, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd ), who stated that the peace agreement will be signed twice before the general elections.

The letter stated, “the first accord signing is intended to commit political parties, candidates and their spokespersons to conduct their campaigns both online and offline in a peaceful manner, devoid of ethnic, religious and hateful rhetoric that will incite violence and further aggravate the growing tension in the nation.

“The second peace agreement will hold in January, 2023.

“These interventions are to complement ongoing peace initiatives aimed at promoting a violence-free and inclusive electioneering process before, during and after the declaration of the final election results.”