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Oby Ezekwesili challenges Buhari to a debate


Ezekwesili, who is running on the platformof Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) said it is imperative that all candidates vying for the nation’s highest political position take part in debates to present their plans and policy thrust to the people.
She made this known in a statement issued to Pulse on Sunday, October 14, 2018.
The former minister of education also called on Nigerians to say no to debates by proxy, adding that those who refuse to present themselves before the people do not deserve to lead them.

Buhari should be bold

According to her, President Buhari should be bold enough to face the Nigerian people and present his plans and track record of achievements or lack thereof.
“It appears that there is a conspiracy of the minority to trivialize the issue of presidential debate in a bid to exempt President Muhammadu Buhari from defending his performance and presenting his plans before the Nigerian people. This is unacceptable. The people need to know why they should vote for each of the candidates, and they need to know now.
“Make no mistake, the only people Nigerians want to hear from are their presidential hopefuls. Nigerians vote for presidents, and presidents are the ones who get the job done. Vice Presidents will not take Nigeria out of poverty. So this is not the time to shortchange citizens with a Vice Presidential debate.
“Nigerians are voting for top of the ticket, not VP, and they are aware that this is what matters. Anything less than a presidential debate will be considered  gross disrespect for the millions of citizens we hope to lead,”she added.

Modalities for the debate

Ezekwesili further stated that nothing less than 20 hours of debate is acceptable to a country of approximately 200 million people.
This can be split in 5 sessions of 4 hours each, or 4 sessions of 5 hours each. The first debate, according to her statement, should be held within a week of official campaign start by INEC on November 18, 2018.
Source: Pulse news

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