Former military head of state, Abdusalami Abubakar, has urged politicians to avoid any form of vote buying and violence during election period in the country.
The Chairman of National Peace Committee led this out in Akure, on Friday, at the signing of Peace Accord for the November 16 gubernatorial election in Ondo State.
INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that seventeen political parties participating in the poll, signed the peace accord.
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Abdusalami appealed to all candidates to accept the outcome of the election once it is free, fair, and credible.
He said: “I urge all politicians who will sign the accord to fully commit themselves and their parties to the letter and spirit of the accord to shun violence and intimidation and remember that as politicians, you must demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship, as that is a key trait of good leadership.
“It remains the duty of Nigerian citizens to elect their leaders free from any inducements or prejudice. Political actors must also discontinue this menace of vote trading.
“I therefore urge them to remain resilient in averting any threats of violence and maintaining the peace in the state as we are only a few days away from the elections.”
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