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Nigeria presidential candidates sign peace accord in Abuja

AU Election Observers Mission team Nigeria

The AU Election Observers Mission team led by Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta (left) during a meeting with Nigeria’s Labour Party's presidential candidate Peter Obi in Abuja on February 22, 2023. PHOTO | COURTESY | OFPP

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

Abuja

The AU observer mission led by former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday witnessed the signing of the second peace accord by Nigeria’s 18 presidential candidates ahead of polls on February 25.

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