On Tuesday, the Presidency negated Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s assertion that President Bola Tinubu had not signed a peace accord during his presidential campaign.
Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, speaking on Sunday during the Edo Election Townhall meeting in Benin City, had asserted that before the 2023 presidential election, President Tinubu did not sign the peace accord.
Reacting to Bishop Kukah’s claim, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, clarified that the President signed two peace accords before the 2023 election. According to Onanuga in a message posted on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956, the first accord, signed on September 29, 2022, committed candidates to a free and credible election in the country.
Vice President Kashim Shettima represented Tinubu at the signing. The second agreement, signed on February 23, 2023, required candidates to accept the election outcome, and Tinubu personally signed it. “Contrary to the claims by Bishop Kukah, President Tinubu signed the two peace accords preceding his election in 2023. The first accord, committing the candidates to a free and credible election in the country, was signed on September 29, 2022. Vice President Kashim Shettima represented Tinubu. The second agreement, signed on February 23, 2023, was for the candidates to accept the election outcome. Tinubu signed”, Onanuga said.
