Nigeria

Tinubu can't represent you at next week's presidential debate, Atiku tells Buhari

Following President Muhammadu Buhari's handover of the All Progressives Congress' campaign to the party's national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the President not to use this as “an excuse” to be absent from the

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Jan 08, 2019

Nigeria

Sowore drops suit against John Momoh over election debate

Mr Sowore had on December 19, 2018, filed the suit through his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, against the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG), over the exclusion of his party from the vice-presidential debate held on December 14.

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Jan 08, 2019

Nigeria

2019 Election: Don’t Run Away From Presidential Debate, Atiku Warns Buhari

Arising from the hand over of his party’s campaign control to Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, the People’s Democratic Party’s candidate has warned Buhari not to use it as an excuse to be absent at the presidential debate which holds next week.

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Jan 07, 2019

Nigeria

2019: ADP protests exclusion from Presidential debate

The Action Democratic Party has protested against the exclusion of its vice presidential candidate and those of other political parties from the recent debate and the Presidential debate scheduled for January 19, 2019, by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisation of

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Dec 25, 2018

Nigeria

The Significance of Presidential Debates

The issues in next year’s presidential election are many and the candidates must talk through them for the people to make an informed choice, writes Olawale Olaleye

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Dec 09, 2018

Nigeria

2019: Why presidential debates matter

The vice-presidential and presidential debates, which will hold on December 14, 2018 and January 19, 2019 respectively at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, will focus primarily on the economy, electricity supply, job creation, health, security, infrastructure and education. But nothing is off

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Nov 29, 2018

Nigeria

2019: Why presidential debates matter

While it is not yet clear whether the candidates, particularly those of the major political parties, have indicated interest in participating, some political parties that know the inadequacies, or outright hollowness of their candidates have started flying the malicious kite of aspersion on the

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Nov 29, 2018

Nigeria

Vanguard

2019: Challenging Buhari to debate is like a drunk asking for marathon with a sprinter – NDF tells PDP

A pro-Democrat Group, the National Democratic Front has lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its insistence that President Muhammadu Buhari must be available for presidential debate ahead of the 2019 presidential election.

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Nov 28, 2018

Nigeria

NDF: PDP has failed presidential debates for 16 years, can’t drag Buhari down

A pro-democracy group , the National Democratic Front has lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its insistence that President Muhammadu Buhari must be available for presidential debate ahead of the 2019 presidential election.

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Nov 27, 2018

Nigeria

Ganduje group urges Buhari to accept challenge of public debate with Atiku

A group, Door to Door Campaign for Buhari/Ganduje 2019 has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to shy away from the presidential debate that has drawn him with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

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Nov 27, 2018

Nigeria

Buhari Not Afraid of Debate, Says Campaign Office

The Buhari Campaign Council has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not evading debate but will only participate if he is convinced that the circumstances and rules for such debate are germane.

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Nov 27, 2018

Nigeria

Kenyatta Of Uganda Didn’t Have To Debate To Become President, Neither Does Buhari – Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation’s spokesman has said Buhari’s campaign war room will be the ones to decide, collectively with the president, if he would be debating ahead of the 2019 presidential elections.

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Nov 26, 2018

Nigeria

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