Channels Television has confirmed the availability of President Goodluck
Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, for the station’s presidential
debate, billed for February 3rd, 2015. This was revealed during the
station’s customary, “News at 10″ broadcast.
The debate, which would see both leading presidential candidates
present their various plans for the country, is jointly organised by
Channels Television, as well as Arise magazine and the Newspaper
Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN).
It would be recalled, that the issue of presidential
debate had become a trending topic in the past week, in the build up to
the elections. The All Progressive Congress (APC) had issued a
statement, stating that her flag bearer, Gen. Buhari would not be taking
part in the BON/ NEDG – organised debates, citing BON’s allegiance as a
government agency, as a reason for the suspected bias. However, the
Director General of NEDG, Taiwo Alike came out to say, that his
organisation had not received any formal notice of any party’s boycott
and reassured of the group’s integrity, fairness and equity standard.....The Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and its other partners have fixed the Presidential Debate leading up to the February 14 elections for February 3, 2015.
The debate is scheduled to take place at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
A statement made available to newsmen indicated that President Goodluck Jonathan has already accepted to participate in the debate, noting that the campaign organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Buhari has also indicated - in principle - that they would also participate in the debate, though no official letter has been received from them at press time.
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