The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained the reason behind the absence of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from the ceremony organized by the National Peace Committee for the signing of the Peace Accord.
The party's National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja said the party was not represented at the event due to communication lapse between the National Peace Committee (NPC) and its national secretariat.
He assured that the PDP remains committed to a peaceful election and has already launched investigations into the circumstances that could have resulted in the communication lapse.
“Nevertheless, it is instructive to state that our Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the party are fully committed to a peaceful electoral process and elections in 2019.
“Our Presidential candidate is known worldwide as a global ambassador of peace, who will always support processes that will engender peace in our country and the world over.”
He added that the party would visit the office of the National Peace Committee, look into the peace document and fulfill all necessary obligations towards the peace accord ahead of the coming polls.
