NATIONAL PEACE COMMITTEE TAKES ATIKU’S MESSAGE TO BUHARI

NATIONAL PEACE COMMITTEE TAKES ATIKU’S MESSAGE TO BUHARI

The chairman of the National Peace Committee, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, says the group has presented the grievances and observations of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in Saturday’s election, Atiku Abubakar, to the president.

Gen. Abubakar told journalists after the committee met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, March 1, that the meeting was basically to convey the fears of the PDP to the president, affirming that Atiku did not give conditions as being speculated.

“Mr. President has listened to us and has also taken note of what we have told him.

“On behalf of this country and all of us regardless, we need peace. This country is very important to all of us.

“We are not talking of self-interest; we are talking of the interest of Nigeria,” said Gen. Abubakar.

He described the PDP presidential candidate’s decision to approach the courts as the right thing to do.

“I am glad that the PDP has said they are going to court,” asking Nigerians to maintain peace.

The meeting comes a day after the committee met with the PDP presidential candidate, in the company of other leaders of the party, including the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and House of Representatives Speaker; Yakubu Dogara, among others.

The National Peace Committee has been in the forefront of the campaign for peaceful elections in the country.

In the run up to the Presidential and National Assembly polls, the committee got the presidential candidates to sign a peace accord, pledging to maintain the atmosphere of peace and urge their supporters to abstain from violence.