Buhari gives conditions for accepting defeat

All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has again given conditions for accepting defeat in tomorrow’s presidential election.
He spoke yesterday after he joined President Goodluck Jonathan for the second time to sign the Abuja Peace Accord on free, fair and non-violent poll.
The two gladiators had alongside other presidential candidates signed the first peace deal on January 14, 2014 in the presence of some world leaders before the elections were rescheduled from February 14 and February to March 28 and April 11.
The pact was famously referred to as “Abuja Peace Accord.”
Yesterday’s peace accord was made possible by the Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee on 2015 elections which was put in place after the first accord.
The two candidates renewed the accord at Hilton Hotel, Abuja, same venue they signed the first one, to reassure the world and make Nigerians understand that this country is more important than their own aspirations and that people should live and reflect the ideals of the deal.
In his remarks, Abubakar said the peace committee was setup after the first Abuja Accord signed by both President Jonathan and Gen. Buhari.
According to him, “This committee has been working round the clock to assist the parties and Nigerians to ensure that there is peace and harmony before, during and after the elections this time around.”
He continued: “Mr. President was kind enough to see us yesterday (Wednesday); one, he is the President of the country and secondly, he is a contestant. And this morning, Gen. Buhari, despite his late arrival last night or early arrival this morning (yesterday), was kind enough to meet with this committee.
“In essence, all the meetings were held to brief them on the current situation of the country and what we expect of them as stakeholders and as presidential candidates.
“I want to thank both the President and Gen. Buhari for finding time to meet with the committee. And I want to thank both party chairmen for the support received in trying to send this message of peace.
“I’m happy both parties and the contestants are committed to free and fair elections that is free of violence. And this morning, a document to reiterate their commitment for peace and for the forthcoming elections has been signed,” the former Head of State said.
Details of the accord were read out thus by Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah:
“You may recall that on January 14, 2015, both of us, along with nine other party leaders signed what has now come to be known as the Abuja Accord. The substance of that Accord was our commitment to free, fair and credible elections in our dear country.
“In the Accord, we agreed to, among other things, run an issue-based campaign and pledged that our electoral campaigns will not involve any religious incitement, ethnic or tribal profiling, both by ourselves and all agents acting in our names.
“Now that the campaigns have come to an end, we meet today (yesterday) to renew our pledge for peaceful elections. We therefore call on all fellow citizens of our dear country, and our party supporters, to refrain from violence or any act that may in any way jeopardise our collective vision of a free, fair and credible elections.
“In addition, we call on INEC and all security agencies to ensure strict adherence to their constitutional roles. We also pledge to respect the outcome of free, fair and credible elections.
“Today (yesterday), we again renew our commitment to a united, democratic and prosperous Nigeria. We want to call on all Nigerians to stand together at this critical phase of our nation’s history,” he said.