When hostilities are on hold

• Published date: 21 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The political brickbats stopped yesterday if only for a few hours. The 'generals' who have been all over the battle field exchanging fire works ahead of next month's crucial presidential election, briefly dropped their ammunition to talk peace.

The Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee had invited all the gladiators to Abuja to conduct their campaigns with decorum and rein in their supporters to ensure peaceful polls.

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, accompanied by his running mate ,Senator Kashim Shettima and the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, represented the party while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) team comprised the vice presidential...