Less than 48 hours before Nigeria holds its Presidential elections, the top candidates President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have signed a peace accord in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to tv360nigeria.com.
Some 800 people were killed after the disputed 2011 elections, states GBC.
The meeting was put together Thursday by the National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections, led by Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.
The Peace Committee raised concerns on Monday that campaigning had been marred by hate speech.
This is the second Peace accord both candidates are signing in a bid to ensure the March 28 Presidential elections are violence-free.
The agreement, just like one they signed on January 14, contained provisions by the parties to avoid actions that could promote violence during and after the polls.
The highly-contested election will take place on Saturday.
Mr Jonathan is facing a strong challenge from Gen Buhari, with some analysts predicting a photo-finish.
In 2011, official figures said Mr Jonathan won by a wide margin. Gen Buhari said those results were fraudulent, and violence broke out in certain areas of the country.
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