Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress and Peter Obi of the Peoples
Democratic Party are already present in
the vice-presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group
and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria.
Also
present were Khadija Abdullahi-Iya, the vice presidential candidate of the
Alliance for New Nigeria, Ganiyu Galadima of the Allied Congress party of
Nigeria and Umma Getso of the Young Progressives Congress.
The
debate is anchored by Imoni Amarere and held the Transcorp Hilton Hotel.
Recall
that five candidates were pegged down to
slug it out at the vice-presidential debates. The candidates were selected
earlier this week by the presidential election debates group and a group of
broadcast stations affiliated to the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria
(BON).
Eddi
Emesiri, the executive secretary of the Nigeria Election Debates Group, listed
political parties that would participate as including: Allied Congress Party of
Nigeria (ACPN); Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN); All Progressives Congress
(APC); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP).
While
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is
participating in the debate as the running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari,
both seeking to retain their office for a second term, Peter Obi, a former
governor of Anambra State and vice-presidential candidate of Atiku Abubakar
would stand in for the PDP tonight. The VP candidates of ACPN, ANN and YPP are
also expected to participate.
Imoni
Amarere, a broadcaster with African Independent Television (AIT), is moderating
tonight’s debate, and has already taken his seat as of 6:40 p.m. The debate is
expected to kick off at 7:00 p.m.
The
participants are likely to take questions from other key areas of national
importance, which could range from health and education policy to national
security and foreign affairs.
The Economy of the country and Boko Haram remains
critical issues that may draw attention for discourse in the debate.
Details
Soon.
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