
An opinion piece published by Nigeria's PM News criticises what it describes as a politics of character assassination, arguing that political ambition should not eclipse the national interest. The author notes that President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were once political allies who cooperated in the past, recalling that Tinubu publicly appealed to Atiku in 2022 to reciprocate support Tinubu had given Atiku's 2007 presidential bid. The piece questions whether personal rivalry should dominate Nigeria's politics.
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