Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar on Friday led members of the National Peace Committee to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with an appeal to aggrieved politicians to pursue peaceful resolution of grievances arising from the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
This is just as he backed plans by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential candidate , Atiku Abubakar to seek redress in Court.
Abubakar state this while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after leading members of the National Peace Committee to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday.
Abdulsalami Abubakar said such action was better than resorting to self help , which may provoke more crises across the country.
The former Head of State who noted that the Presidential election result has raised a lot of dust and the people feel aggrieved, said he was at the Presidential Villa to present the grievances of the PDP and its Presidential candidate to President Muhamamdu Buhari
“l met the PDP Presidential candidate and his party in other to ensure that this peace committee ensure that really, our concern is about Nigeria. And in other to listen to their grievances and what they think has gone wrong and we are here today to see his Excellency the President in other to relay the fears and concerns of the PDP and Mr. President he listen to us and has taken note of what we have told him”
Abubakar appealed to Nigerians not to take laws into their hands as it is the poor that are mostly affected by such crises
“ We should please on behalf of this country and all of us, regardless, we need peace. This country is very, very important to all of us. We are not talking about self interest, we are talking about the interest of the country.
“I keep saying, when ever there is violence, we are not going to see violence in Ikoyi, in the Villa and you will not find violence in the various government houses in this country. It is always the poor man that get to kill them selves and so on. So, please, yes, as much as we have grievances, l am glad that the PDP say they are going to court to challenge the process, l think this is the right way to go about it, and l hope and pray that we will maintain this.
“Atiku presented his grievances and his observations, he did not present any conditions, he gave his complaints, which we have come to present and discuss with Mr. President to see what can be done.
The Peace Committee had on Thursday met in Abuja with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar and leadership of the PDP.
The PDP gave a five point demand, including the unfreezing of accounts belonging to members of the opposition, which were frozen by the government ahead of the Presidential election.
They also asked the government to Demilitarization subsequent elections
Others include the proper accreditation of voters before voting in subsequent elections
They are also asked INEC to open its back end server to accept all the political parties, as well as release of all politicians detained illegally by the Federal government
Abdulsalami Abubakar said the observations and grievances have been presented to President Buhari who has promised to address them.
