Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to a live one-on-one debate with its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on critical sectors ahead of the 2019 presidential election.

The presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Ambrose Owuru has expressed his readiness to debate with President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Jan. 19 presidential debate.

President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to take a decision on whether he will take part or not in the presidential debate slated for January 19, 2019 by the Nigeria Election Debate Group.

As the 2019 election draws near the Nigerian Election Debate Group has said that All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and

The Nigerian Election Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria on Thursday announced schedules for the 2019 presidential election debates.

The Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have announced the dates for 2019 presidential and vice-presidential election debate.

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igbo World Assembly, IWA, and other Igbo socio-cultural organisations have demanded that a well packaged presidential debate be held to enable Nigerians make informed choice on who to vote for in the 2019 presidential election.

From the reactions that trailed the heated debate between the campaign spokespersons of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN) and that of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Segun Sowunmi, it is clear that debate is inevitable in the nation’s electoral process, writes Shola Oyeyipo

Omisore made this known at the Governorship debate organised by Channels TV, in conjunction with National Democratic Institute in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Sunday.

Philharmonic said, “We do so (demand medical reports) when employing anyone with the slightest bit of responsibility in an office. It should be made a law, along with presidential debates.”

The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has stated the importance of debates among candidates running for political offices in 2019. He spoke while delivering a speech titled, ‘The role of media in the Nigerian electoral process,’ at the 69th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisation of

The United Nigeria Group (TUNG), has called for the introduction of election debates at the level of primary elections so as to get the right candidates.