The National Peace Committee
(NPC) says ex-US president Bill Clinton will attend the signing of a peace
accord between President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar, presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement on Sunday, Atta
Barkindo, head, NPC secretariat (Kukah Centre), said the event would take place
on Wednesday at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja.
Barkindo said Baroness Patricia
Scotland, secretary-general of the Commonwealth, is also billed to attend the
event.
He said apart from giving a
goodwill message at the accord signing, Clinton would hold meetings with Buhari
and Atiku.
“As we move into Nigeria’s
national elections, the threat of unrest has to be taken seriously,” Barkindo
said in the statement.
“The National Peace Committee,
mindful of the importance of peaceful elections and non-violent transfer of
power, has engaged various stakeholders in preparation for the 2019 general
elections.
“To this end, it is pleased to
announce that it has invited Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
of America; and Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth,
to visit Nigeria from 12 to 13 February, 2019, ahead of the Nigerian
presidential elections.
“Both ex-President Clinton and
Baroness Scotland will deliver goodwill messages at the signing ceremony of the
National Peace Accord, which will hold at Abuja International Conference Centre
on February 13.”
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