The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his absence from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. He recently had his say during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Stressing that Tinubu’s absence from Tuesday’s ceremony in Abuja could send the wrong signal about the President’s commitment to a peaceful electoral process, Adebayo urged BAT to explain his absence and publicly reaffirm his commitment to the peace process.
He added that the president’s participation in the process was important to strengthening confidence in Nigeria’s democratic institutions.
His words, “President Tinubu not showing up today, he is showing that he is not committed to peace.
He is sending a wrong signal to law enforcement, for the people who work for the government, that the President looks like he is not committed enough.
So, he needs to correct that by making a clear statement explaining why he is absent and making sure that he makes a statement committing himself to the peace process.
There is no issue of state grandeur than the President showing that democracy is important. There is no more national security than the continuity of the state.
Four years ago he [Tinubu] was around, and President Buhari, who was not even contesting, was around. It is good for you as a leader that you believe in a peace process.
Oh please, this is an insult to the process. The SGF is not involved in the election. You have your Vice President who could come.
I see that President Tinubu has been missing in action.”
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