Alhaji Atiku Abubakar the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the last general elections has called on the Federal and State governments to release all political prisoners.

Atiku, a former Vice President made the call in the spirit of the 60th Independence celebration of the country.

He disclosed this in a series of tweets shared on his official page on Thursday, October 1. According to him, Nigeria's future depends on the commitment of everyone to a common destiny.

He tweeted: ”In the spirit of our 60th Independence Anniversary, I call on the Federal and state governments, to release all political prisoners and detainees and discontinue the prosecution of such individuals.

Nigeria's future depends on our commitment to a common destiny. #NigeriaAt60 pic.twitter.com/ZmiXDK7MqR

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) October 1, 2020

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"If Nelson Mandela could reconcile with those who imprisoned him for twenty-seven years, we can reconcile with those who have disagreed with us.

Nigeria marks her golden independence celebrations on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier addressed the nation. He spoke on a number of topics including insecurity, and rule of law.

The president once again thanked Nigerians for entrusting him with their hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria.

He also berated previous governments from 1999 to 2015 for criticising his government, accusing them of presiding over the near-destruction of the country.