BUHARI PLEADS WITH ATIKU AND CO. TO ACCEPT RESULT OF FEBRUARY 16 ELECTION

Ahead of the forth coming presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari in a statement released on wednesday has openly appealed to all the Presidential candidates to commit to the ideals of the peace accord for a rancour free contest.

President Buhari met with other presidential candidates in Abuja on Wednesday including the former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. They all signed a second peace pact at the gathering.

Atiku Abubakar of the PDP admonished President Buhari to make use of his good office to ensure that every eligible person that cast a vote in the forthcoming elections was confident in the process and in the belief that their vote will count.

In his remarks at the signing ceremony, President Buhari said that the most important thing about the exercise was for the candidates to accept the final outcome even as he said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had already assured that they had done everything possible to ensure free and fair elections. He went further to claim that he is aware of the apprehension in the air regarding the general elections, all contestants must understand that it signified that the country was growing politically.

The President revealed that the forthcoming election has generated anxiety, adding that it was a typical of any form of competition and contest, no matter how well prepared all contestants and regulators are. He said the elections were very special and significant for the growth of the nation’s democracy.