The Northern Peace Conference on the 2023 elections has brought together chieftains of political parties, security experts, civil society organisations, INEC Commissioners and Peace Advocates to deliberate on how to achieve peaceful elections in 2023.
Speaking at the conference, Chairman of INEC Professor Mahmood Yakubu, represented by Professor Abdullahi Zuru, explained that for the citizens to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming election, there was the need for the political actors to play according to the game.
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It is the seventh successive general election since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria 23 years ago in 1999.
This is the longest unbroken period of democracy and democratic elections since independence from British colonial rule 62 years ago in 1960.
The convergence of stakeholders in electoral process in Nigeria is asking that Nigerians should shun violence and everything that could jeopardise the success of the 2023 election.
They also express worry over the lack of trust in electoral institutions.
Political parties have been asked to caution their followers to shun any act of violence while propagating their interests.
The gathering agreed to continue to propagate the message of Peace through different channels, to secure the sanctity of the polls.
