Nigeria, May 26 -- A political coalition meeting involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, and some other opposition leaders in Abuja was disrupted by some delegates to the parley on Sunday.

Punch newspaper reported that the disruption followed a disagreement over who should speak for the Jigawa State delegation at the meeting convened by the National Political Consultative Group (North) in Abuja Continental Hotel.

Disagreement arose when Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced the name of a delegate to speak for the delegation.

However, some delegates from the state rose in protest against the person Mr Lawal named, thereby causing...