JUST IN: Kadaria Ahmed to Engage Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Others in Live Presidential Debate
POLITICS DIGEST – Six Presidential candidates and their respective running mates have been chosen by Macarthur Foundation to appear before Nigerians in a live debate session ahead of the February 2023 election.
The live debate which will be moderated by celebrated journalist, Kadaria Ahmed, will take place between 17th and 23rd of November, 2022 and will be transmitted live on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
According to the details of the sessions released by Macarthur Foundation on Thursday, each of the chosen presidential candidates will appear on separate days alongside their respective running mates.
Kole Shettima, the Africa Director of the MacArthur Foundation said “ “The foundation is privileged to support an opportunity for Nigerians to interact with the leading Presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections.”
According to the timetable,
Prince Adewole Adebayo and running mate, Yusuf Buhari, of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will appear before a live session with Nigerians on the 17th of November.
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Omoyele Stephen Sowore and running mate, Barrister Haruna Garba Magashi, of the African Action Congress (AAC) will appear on the 18th of November.
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will answer questions from Kadaria and selected Nigerians in the hall on the 19th of November.
The session will take a break on the 20th while Peter Obi and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, of the Labour Party (LP) will appear on the 21st of November.
Atiku Abubakar and running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will follow suit on the 22nd of November.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are scheduled to take their turn on the 23rd November.
POLITICS DIGEST can recall that the last presidential debate organised by Arise TV was quite controversial due to the absence of the APC and PDP presidential candidates.
The LP candidate, Obi, also had a shouting match with the PDP campaign spokesman, Dino Melaye, which made the former to announce that he would stop attending debates that both the PDP and APC candidates don’t attend.
It remains to be seen if the LP duo would attend the upcoming debate since the candidates are not appearing on the same day.
