As campaigns for the next general elections heat up, the National Peace Committee (NPC) is meeting with some presidential candidates and other stakeholders to discuss violations of the September 2022 Peace Accord.
The presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, are in attendance, as are the vice presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bishop Isaac Idahosa.
The NPC Chairman, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), is also present, as is the Secretary, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III.
Political party leaders, officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigeria Police, and representatives from civil society organisations are also present.
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Dr. John Momoh, OON, one of the Peace Committee’s members, told journalists following the meeting that the event’s goal is to guarantee a secure and reliable election.
“The main objective is for us to be able to come together as Nigerians and ensure that the electoral process is one that we will be very proud of and that at the end of the day, we will have a peaceful election,” Dr.Momoh, who is the Chairman of Channels Media Group, said.
“A lot of people spoke about justice and some of their experiences in some of the states. Again we are going to go back to the Chairman who is the leader of the group to see how we can make representations also to the governors, speak to the political parties chairmen and the candidates to see how we can all sink our differences to make sure we can all work together for the greater good.
“When the process is free, fair and peaceful, then we will all be happy for it. At the end of the day, it is the common good that is very important.”
