President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progress Congress (APC) presidential candidates as well as 12 others contesting next month’s presidential elections signed a non-violence agreement, restating their commitment to violence free elections.
The document known as the Abuja Declaration Accord was also signed by the national chairmen of all the 14 parties contesting in the forth coming elections, the Independent and Electoral Commission (INDC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, the National Security Adviser, Col. Dasuki Sambo and the Special Adviser on Inter-Party Affairs, Senator Ben Obi.
All 14 candidates adopted the accord by acclamation at the 2015 General Elections sensitization workshop on non-violence jointly organized by the office of the National Security Adviser to the President and office or the Special Adviser to the President on Inter-Party Affairs.
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