Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria, has implored all presidential candidates to accept the outcome of the election which will be conducted on February 25.
President Buhari made this plea at the second signing of Peace Accord which was hosted by National Peace Committee.
Buhari also foresee a situation where some candidates may not be comfortable with the outcome of the election, so he advised that the best way to go in such situation was to use the judicial system to seek justice.
“I implore the candidates contesting in these elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the results of the elections as announced by INEC, the agency empowered by law to do so.
“Any aggrieved candidate should resort to the established judicial processes, and we must have the confidence to trust our legal systems. I once again ask the candidates to abide by the spirit and letter of the accord they have signed unto today,” Buhari said.
“However, since my assumption into office, my government has worked so hard to ensure that we pass on a legacy of free, fair, credible, safe and peaceful elections.
“We will continue to act with neutrality and allow the rule of law to take precedence over political expediency.
“We have demonstrated that with the off-circle elections in Edo, Ondo, Anambra, Ekiti and Osun states. We allowed Nigerians to decide who should govern them. We are committed to this legacy till the very last day of my administration.”
18 Candidates Signed
IkejaBird gathered that all the presidential candidates attended the event and signed the accord.
Also, the major contenders which include Bola Tinubu of All Progressive Congress, Atiku Abubakar of People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of Labour Congress also added their signings to the accord.
