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Politicians Signing Peace Pacts Before 2023 Signifies Elections Are War In Nigeria –Sowore, AAC Presidential Candidate

Politicians Signing Peace Pacts Before 2023 Signifies Elections Are War In Nigeria –Sowore, AAC Presidential Candidate
September 29, 2022

According to him, attacks by politicians and their supporters on opponents have relegated to the background “the civility and decency in public discourse and debate”

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has faulted the idea of signing peace pacts ahead of the 2023 presidential election, querying whether Nigeria and the candidates are at war.

Sowore expressed his reservations regarding what has become a ritual ahead of elections, on Thursday, while featuring on Arise TV ‘Morning Show’. He said the signing of peace accords signifies that the country is at war.

Sowore, who was reacting to the statement credited to former Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Abdulsalami Abubakar, that politicians contesting the 2023 general election had to sign a peace pact, however, noted he was not against the peace accord, nothing he would sign it to show the people that he subscribed to peace.

He said, “I don’t know why we’re signing this peace accord when we are not at war. This signifies that Nigeria is at war. Elections are a war in this country.”

“For the sake of symbolism of this, I will show up there, and sign whatever they want so that the people can understand that I subscribe to peace during the election and after the election,” he added.

Former military ruler, Abubakar, had stated that politicians contesting the 2023 general election will begin to sign peace pacts on Thursday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

Justifying the peace accord, he stated that during electioneering, politicians and their supporters incite the public, which he said could threaten the peace in the country.

Abubakar said, “The pattern of public communication among political actors, their publicity agents, spokespersons, and media consultants has amplified the potential for personal attacks, insults, and incitement.”

According to him, attacks by politicians and their supporters on opponents have relegated to the background “the civility and decency in public discourse and debate”

“It has shifted focus away from issue-based campaigns, to consolidating identity politics and the politics of thuggery,” he said.