Peace accord meeting: Why Atiku was absent

The Peoples Democratic Party said it regretted that its presidential
candidate, Atiku Abubakar did not attend the signing of the Peace
Accord in Abuja on Tuesday, blaming the incident on ‘communication
lapse’.

Publicity secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Tuesday night that the
party will probe the communication gap between it and the National Peace
Committee, chaired by General Abdusalami Abubakar, a former Nigerian
leader.

Atiku Abubakar

President Muhammadu Buhari and 75 other presidential candidates
attended the peace meeting at the International Conference Centre in
Abuja today. And all signed the Peace Accord, but the PDP and its
candidate, Atiku Abubakar were conspicuously absent.

Ologbondiyan said, despite the absence of both the party and its candidate, it is committed to a peaceful election.

“Already, the party is conducting investigations into
the circumstances that could have resulted to this unfortunate
communication lapse.

“Nevertheless, it is instructive to state that our Presidential
candidate and the party are fully committed to a
peaceful electoral process and elections in 2019.

“Our Presidential candidate is known worldwide as a global
ambassador of peace, who will always support processes that will
engender peace in our country and the world over”, Ologbondiyan said.