It was announced this evening that Senate has rejected a proposal by INEC to make presidential debates mandatory during elections

This came as a surprise as i do not know how they want Nigerians decide who will lead them. is it going to be based on who can share more rice or spend more money, or is the process undemocratic?

Read below:

THE Senate, on Thursday, rejected the proposal
which seeks to compel the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to make presidential
debates mandatory during elections.
The lawmakers rejected the bid during the debate on
the amendments to the Electoral Act 2010, on
Thursday.

The proposal, which was contained in the report of
the Senate Committees on the Review of the 1999
Constitution and the INEC, however, approved the
proposal seeking to fix the tenure of INEC
commissioner

The senators also rejected the bid to have all
national elections held on one day, while they also
rejected the proposal seeking to shift the burden of
proof of electoral irregularities on INEC during
election petitions.

The Senate said the burden of proof of electoral
irregularities during election should be on the
petitioner.

Other proposals rejected by the senators included
that seeking to empower INEC to conduct elections
into the office of the president, governor, Senate,
House of Representatives and state assemblies on
the same day, as well as the proposal seeking to
empower INEC to exclude nominees of a candidate
from elections where a political party fails to comply
with the provisions of the Constitution or Electoral

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/9760-electoral-act-senate-rejects-mandatory-presidential-debate

Because Buhari doesn't believe in debates. Can you imagine Buhari debating?

How Far?:
Because Buhari doesn't believe in debates. Can you imagine Buhari debating?

How can Buhari influence this decision. Not sure he's involved

How Far?:
Because Buhari doesn't believe in debates. Can you imagine Buhari debating?

wen are u going to b tired? Everytin buhari/tinubu/fashola/apc

kkkp: wen are u going to b tired? Everytin buhari/tinubu/fashola/apc

I tire for the fool ooo

Weather them reject or them in reject....Shit will happen.

Supported

All I need is to settle ASUP matter make them allow us return to class room.

Maybe they want Ekiti and Osun formula (shearing of rice and beans)

Nigeria and Nigerians

they got plans.action speak beta dan words.front page tins.

lol. imagine Jona vs Buhari stand d argue...

Insensitive people,

Why won't they oppose it when they have no agenda to present to Nigerian. Bunch of #teamnullset

How Far?:
Because Buhari doesn't believe in debates. Can you imagine Buhari debating?

Smh

The debate wud hav mek brain. Especially in phases.

Make dem try

Who are these goons called senators? Don't we have reasonable people among them?


Here are the advantages of having a presidential debate before election :

Debates provide useful information to voters about the candidates’ issue preferences, priorities, and personalities.

Those who watch debates display a greater ability to identify important information about candidates and their
platforms than those who don’t watch debates.

Debates often prompt potential voters to seek out additional information about candidates and issues after watching televised debates.

Debates encourage candidates to take specific issues and “engage the issues considered central by the other side

Unless they attend candidate rallies, debates provide citizens with the opportunity to see candidates for nearly two hours – much more than the 30-60 seconds they get in ads of news sound bites.

Debates reveal the communication skills of presidential candidates, help get a glimpse of their personality traits, and how they perform in stressful situations. This can be helpful to help judge how a candidate would handle the tasks of the presidency.

Debates force candidates to make sure they know something about a wide range of important issues, better preparing them for office.



Debates provide opportunities for candidates to provide criteria by which their presidencies should be judged.

Someone should please educate these morons called senatiors.

How Far?:
Because Buhari doesn't believe in debates. Can you imagine Buhari debating?

The last time there was a presidential debate, Buhari participated. Everyone remembers who was absent and it was not Buhari.

In order to save Nigeria from more embarrassment this decision is ok.. imagine our incompetent politicians going on air to talk rubish while the whole world watches.. The only thing they can say there is how pdp is sponsoring Boko Haram and vice versa.. Who did not watch Obaino's defense, he knows only rice and maize yet he the Governor of Anambra now..
Our politicians should just stick to their money, poster and rice campaign.. Funny Country

Nigerian politicians don't wanna expose how clueless and visionless they are.

nice move. How do you expect someone that can't even ready a prepared speech to be able to engage in a National debate? please I do not want another national disgrace.

In order to save Nigeria from more embarrassment this decision is ok.. imagine our incompetent politicians going on air to talk rubish while the whole world watches.. The only thing they can say there is how pdp is sponsoring Boko Haram and vice versa.. Who did not watch Obaino's defense, he knows only rice and maize yet he is the Governor of Anambra state now..
Our politicians should just stick to their money, poster and rice campaign.. Funny Country

Presidential debate? Dat wil be a funny sight because one will indeed hear many jangoons. If a president can say tinx like 'America will knw', 'ordinary stealing people will say it is corruption' on a presidential chat wher we knw he knew d questns b4 hand, what will responces be wen he is faced wit his direct oppositions? I guess #americawillknw

U want make dem go fall their hand "on national TV" ?

Watch and laff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z8XZLqIMmw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vdC0i9uqRw

I thought there were reasonable people in that senate, so funny that what we have are thefts and liars.

How Far?:
Because Buhari doesn't believe in debates. Can you imagine Buhari debating?

You are too dull. We have it on record that Jonathan ran away from the last Presidential Debate because they refused to feed him expo. Later he had a solo debate with Dbanj.

I still wonder why most of you are in support of the senate (against a presidential debate).
Mehn, this country sha

calyb247: In order to save Nigeria from more embarrassment this decision is ok.. imagine our incompetent politicians going on air to talk rubish while the whole world watches.. The only thing they can say there is how pdp is sponsoring Boko Haram and vice versa.. Who did not watch Obaino's defense, he knows only rice and maize yet he the Governor of Anambra now..
Our politicians should just stick to their money, poster and rice campaign.. Funny Country

GOD BLESS YOU....the senates just saved us from future embarrassment!

egift:

You are too dull.

Chai!!! This na soft smackdown

Why must it be INEC that want to conduct Debate? Is that their job? Nigerians, we just like putting square peg into round hole.*





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