for unity and restraint, insisting that the abduction crisis should not be turned into a political contest. letters of defection from lawmakers across ed the shifting political alliances ahead of the “This is a time of national distress. various political parties as the National next general election, with several lawmakers It is not the time to trade blame. It is Assembly resumed from the Sallah break. across party lines changing political camps. not the time to play politics,” he said. However, the mass movement of law- In Bauchi State, Auwalu Gwalabe “This is not the time for us to say it i…