 Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the all-progressive Congress, Bolatino Buu, was absent at the signing of the peace accord in Abuja. He said to have jetted out of the country to the United Kingdom. However, his ruling, Maid Kashim Shatima and APC's national chairman were present at the event. Speaking, the chairman of the National Peace Committee and former military head of state, Abdul Salami Abu Bakar, appealed to the 18 political parties, their presidential candidates and spokespersons to commit to issue-based campaigns as fake news and misinformation already creating a toxic environment capable of threatening the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections. Some members of the National Peace Committee have the program included Bishop Hassan Kuka, John Anuikon, John Momo, Aliko Dangote, Al-Haji Saad Abu Bakar, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, among others. Presidential candidates have the event included Labour Parties, Peter Obey, People's Democratic Parties, Attiku Abu Bakar. New Nigeria People's Party is Rabiu Konkuso, Omoe Leshore of the African Action Congress, among others. We are concerned that the potential to negatively impact on the integrity I imagine. One of such issues is the spread of fake news. Thus, fake news and misinformation continue to pose a significant threat to 2023 general elections. I'm told already the fake news have also declared the winner so far, even before the election. It has shifted focus away from the issue-based campaigns and created the platform for political parties to resort to name-calling, personal insults, and character assassination. Furthermore, it has taken away our stability and decency in public discourse and conversations and created a toxic atmosphere that has the potential to incite citizens against the states, against other political parties, and candidates. It is for this reason that the National Peace Committee has organized the signing of two peace records for the 2023 general election. We are witnessing activities by political actors that don't do justice to the process. That is the unacceptable the labor of vote-buying. Now we are aware of the capacity of this process to undermine the entire project of democracy. Yes Nigerians are poor, yes Nigerians are suffering, but none of that is a substitute and politicians must not exploit the weaknesses of our people in the way and manner that has made vote-buying part of our culture. We hope that with the penalties already spelled out by the chairman of INEC speech and the IG that those who compromise the process will first derive 148 days. Political parties, candidates, and their supporters are free to traverse the country, holding meetings, rallies, processions, and door-to-door campaigns. They will grant interviews, sponsor indoor and outdoor advertisements, and publish other campaign materials. This is often a period, a very delicate period indeed characterized by excitement and anxiety. A line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and in our determination to play our role as regulator, the Independent National Electoral Commission will vigorously monitor compliance to ensure that parties shine abusive in temperate or slanderous language as well as insinuations or innuendos likely to provoke a breach of the peace during the electioneering campaigns. Similarly the Commission will also closely monitor compliance with the limits on campaign spending as enshrined in the Electoral Act. On our part as the lead agency in the election security process, assure all political parties, the citizens, and the international community of our firm determination to synergize with INEC leaderships of all political parties at all levels, civil society organizations, the military, intelligence community, and other security agencies and all other strategic stakeholders in guaranteeing a peaceful electioneering campaign engagement by all political parties towards delivering a credible 2023 general election. In order of these, we have commenced set of actions to sensitize the political class on conducts that could pitch them against the law as the electioneering campaign commences.