CDD, UK urges all presidential candidates, supporters to uphold peace accord

By Abubakar Y Ojimaojo Abuja

The renowned think tank, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and the United Kingdom, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have urged all presidential candidates and their supporters to uphold the peace accords signed on 29th of September 2022 on the 22nd of February 2023, as well as to observe the electoral Act...

CDD, also deployed a total of 4,993 trained and accredited observers, data clerks and fact-checkers, and social media monitors for both the presidential, legislative, and governorship elections, to assess the election.

According to the pre-election brief signed by the EAC Chair, Professor Adele Jinadu, and CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, “all the political parties should ensure that their supporters adhere to the conditions laid out in the National Peace Accord through the voting process and after the announcement of results.

“INEC should continue to communicate regularly with Nigerians about the ongoing election process as transparent as possible during the collation and announcement of results.

“The Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security must ensure that all security personnel on electoral duty adhere to the agreed code of conduct and rules of engagement”.

Speaking on fake news, he said “Social media companies should support the work of fact-checking organizations by promptly taking down digital content that promotes political disinformation or hate speech that relates to the election.