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The Sun reports that Atiku signed the document on Wednesday, December 12, in the presence of members of the peace committee headed by a former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Abuja.

The national chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus and other party members, reportedly accompanied Atiku the Kukah Centre, Abuja, where the document was signed. There had been concerns after Atiku did not show up at a meeting on Tuesday, December 11, where other presidential candidates of political parties, including President Muhammadu Buhari signed the document.

It was earlier reported that Atiku and other presidential candidates such as Omoyele Sowore of the AAC, and Oby Ezekwesili of ACPN had all said they were not invited. Report later emerged that Ezekwesili and Atiku promised to sign the document on Wednesday, December 12.

Meanwhile, Dele Ashiru, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter, on Wednesday, December 12, urged politicians contesting the 2019 elections to desist from any act that would cause chaos in a bid to win. Ashiru told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that political office seekers should not jeopardise the nation’s peaceful coexistence and progression. He said Nigerian politicians ought to learn from history what violence-prone elections has done to some societies.

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