By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo

LAGOS – Worried by the incessant killings and other electoral violence that had continued to trail the ongoing democratic transition, Presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP,  Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau; Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State; Olisa Agbakoba, SAN and the former Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP, Prof. Pat Utomi, will today lead other Nigerians on peace rally in Lagos.

Among those expected at the rally in Lagos, includes Mr. Femi Falana, members of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC and National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS.  Congress for Political Leaders, Democratic Alliance, NANS, Community Development Associations CDAs and Shakarau for Nigeria are jointly organising the rally. 

Briefing newsmen in Lagos, Monday, the South-West chairman of the Congress for Political Leaders, Mr. Austin Nnorom, explained that his group and others of like minds were moved to action by the recent bombing in Suleja, Niger State, in which 25 people, including Youth Corps members died. He  called on Nigerians to take part in the rally.

He said the rally was targeted at condemning killings, violence and other vices that could compromise credible elections in the country, saying, “Nigeria is undergoing an election that would either make or mar its status in the comity of nations.”