Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has faulted President Bola Tinubu's absence from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Mr Adebayo argued that President Tinubu's absence from the ceremony suggested that he was not committed to peace and sent the wrong signal to security agencies ahead of the elections.

The presidential candidate stated this during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today on Tuesday.

"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...