The Presidency has debunked claims by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Matthew Kukah, that President Bola Tinubu did not sign the peace accord during the 2023 presidential election.
Kukah, on Sunday, during the Edo election security town hall meeting in Benin, said: “What is also very interesting is that the current president, when he was a presidential candidate, did not sign. It wasn’t our fault that the political opposition didn’t take advantage of it.”
This came after concerns have been raised over the peace and safety of voters, following the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) refusal to sign the peace accord.
However, the presidency debunked the claims via a post by the Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, September 17.
Onanuga wrote, "Bishop Kukah is not correct; Tinubu signed peace accords in 2023
"Contrary to the claims by Bishop Kukah, President Tinubu signed the two peace accords preceding his election in 2023. The first accord, committing the candidates to a free and credible election in the country, was signed on September 29, 2022. Vice President Kashim Shettima represented Tinubu.
"The second agreement, signed on February 23, 2023, was for the candidates to accept the election outcome."
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