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Yet, debates like these are avenues through which the electorate can take direct measure of people seeking their support into elective office. It is one way of assessing the intelligence and preparedness, not necessarily the oratorical abilities, of contestants to public office. The electing public

The first in the series of the 2015 presidential election debates started yesterday with only four out of the 14 political parties contesting the February 14 election participating in the well-publicised Town Hall Meeting of directors-general of the various Presidential Campaign Organisations

The two frontline governorship candidates in Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Okechukwu Ezea of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are billed to appear before the business community on Monday for a debate.

No fewer than 57 media houses will be participating in the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) 2015 town hall meeting scheduled for Jan. 24 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

The Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG), an independent coalition of radio and television broadcasters, media, and civil society groups has announced there will be a presidential debate afterall.

The Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG), une coalition d'organisations de la Société civile, d'opérateurs de radiodiffusion publics et privés au Nigeria, a fixé le débat de l'élection présidentielle de 2015, réunissant les 14 candidats, au 5 février, a indiqué le président du Conseil d

The Nigeria Elections Debate Group on Monday in Abuja said the 2015 presidential debates would hold between January 28 and February 5.

The Nigeria Election Debate Group, NEDG, says it has completed a tour of all the political parties to inform them of the need to participate in the forthcoming election debates.

As a prelude to the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, February5 has been scheduled for Presidential elections debates. The platform will provide aspirants ample opportunity to explain their mission and vision to the citizens.

Now that Nigeria is off the shore of democratic nascency, it is pertinent to develop a platform, credible enough to educate voters by giving candidates of political parties an ample opportunity to address the electorate in order to minimise the risk of blind voting.