Former United States’ President Bill Clinton; and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, will on Wednesday witness the signing of the National Peace Accord.
Findings revealed that ex-US President would hold meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
“As we move into Nigeria’s national elections, the threat of unrest has to be taken seriously”, said the National Peace Committee.
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The Head of Secretariat of National Peace Committee (The Kukah Centre), Fr. Atta Barkindo, noted that signing of the accord aims at committing stakeholders to accepting the outcome of the elections, as long as it is announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
“The National Peace Committee, mindful of the importance of peaceful elections and non-violent transfer of power, has engaged various stakeholders in preparation for the 2019 general elections,” Barkindo added.
“To this end, it is pleased to announce that it has invited Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America; and Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, to visit Nigeria from 12 to 13 February, 2019, ahead of the Nigerian presidential elections.
He stated that “both ex-President Clinton and Baroness Scotland will deliver goodwill messages at the signing ceremony of the National Peace Accord, which will hold at Abuja International Conference Centre on February 13.”
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