President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, met with members the National Peace Committee (NPC) chaired by a former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Also at the meeting were John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Hassan Kukah and APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, among others.
The meeting was held behind closed doors.
Freedom Online learned that the meeting deliberated on ways to douse the rising tension after the declaration of Buhari as the winner of the February 23, presidential election.
Already, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described the election as the worst in Nigeria’s history and vowed to challenge the outcome in court.
Members of the committee had on Thursday night met behind closed doors with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The committee had earlier on Thursday met with Atiku, his running mate, Peter Obi, and other PDP stakeholders.
