Tinubu Absent As Presidential Candidates Sign Peace Accord
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, was not present on Thursday as the presidential candidates of other political parties were physically available for the signing of the now-customary peace pact.
However, Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima, was present at the signing alongside, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and others.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on September 21, 2022, released the final list of candidates for national elections, namely presidential, senatorial and federal constituencies, in accordance with the 2023 elections timetable earlier released in the year.
INEC, which confirmed this in a statement issued by the National Commissioner in Charge of Voters’ Education, Festus Okoye, also posted the list on its website.
The list contained 36 presidential candidates and the running mates of 18 political parties. In addition, a total of 4,223 candidates will battle for 469 legislative positions (senatorial and federal constituencies) at the federal level.
Barely one week after releasing his presidential campaign council list, Tinubu came under heavy fire from the leadership and national working committee of the party.
