Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar yesterday signed the 2019 general elections peace accord. Atiku had been conspicuously absent from Tuesday’s main event, which was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates.
While his media aide, Paul Ibe, claimed the candidate was not invited, one of the conveners of the accord, Matthew Kukah, insisted an invitation was sent, blaming administrative error at the PDP’s secretariat.
Kukah went on to say other candidates could “still come and append their signatures,” provided they remained committed to the pact. Candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Obiageli Ezekwesili, also absent on Tuesday, signed the agreement. Read more