President Muhammadu Buhari has called on youths in the country not to allow themselves to be used to foment violence during the 2019 general elections.
He also urged Nigerians to pray for the country as it goes into the elections noting that there is fear towards the elections just like any other elections.
The President said this at the signing of the second 2019 national Peace Accord in Abuja on Wednesday.
The President who is the candidate of the All progressives Congress and the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar joined other candidates to sign the second 2019 National Peace Accord.
Ahead of the Presidential elections that come up on Saturday 16th of February, 2019, President Buhari and Atiku called for free, fair and non- violent elections.
While stressing that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies have given their words in readiness to conduct free and fair elections, he urged the youths not to allow themselves to be used for violence.
The President also said that the only real party is Nigeria and that elections are only important to the extent to which they make Nigeria strong.
Atiku at the event again appealed to INEC and the security agencies to ensure free, fair elections.
He recalled the words of former President Goodluck Jonathan where he said that his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Atiku said that the Nigerian democracy should emerge stronger than the 2015 general elections that was adjudged the freest and fairest in the country.
The former Vice President specifically appealed to President Buhari and for everyone who casts his or her vote to have confidence that the votes will count.
“We must abide by the will of the people,” he stated.
