The Nigeria Elections Debate
Group on Monday in Abuja said
the 2015 presidential debates
would hold between January 28
and February 5.
The Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of NEDG, Mr Sola
Omole, disclosed this to newsmen
after a meeting of the board,
hosted by the former Chairman of
Daar Communications Plc, Chief
Raymond Dokpesi.


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Omole said that the Directors-
General of the Presidential
Campaign Organisations of the 14
participating political parties would
open the floor on January 28.
This, according to him, will be
followed by the Vice-Presidential
debates, billed for January 29.
He said the debates involving the
presidential candidates would hold
in two sessions and would climax
on February 5.
Omole said the group had
contacted all the parties involved,
adding that they all support the
idea.
“We believe that debates are very
important components of the
democratic process aimed at
giving the candidates the
opportunity to speak directly to
Nigerians.
“We want the Nigerian community
to get used to the business of
debating issues and we feel that
this is a very strong part of
building that culture.
“We have met with all the political
parties, those we couldn’t meet
directly, we contacted their senior
officials and they are very
supportive of the initiative,” he
said.
The News Agency of Nigeria
reports that NEDG is a coalition of
broadcast, civil society and
professional organisations,
committed to deepening the
country’s democracy.
It is also aimed at entrenching an
enduring democratic culture
through organised television
debates since the return of
democratic rule in 1999.
NEDG has put together the
presidential debates to give the
Nigerian electorate an opportunity
to hear directly from all the
presidential candidates - Culled
from punch
this is what we have all been
looking forward to but at the end
of the day,it would all be mere
words...na action we dey find.
Buhari and Jonathan media team
should get ready because i will
open a boxing ring on that day for
those watching to trash it out here
as soon as we can confirm which
day APC and PDP candidates
would meet.LOL

SOURCE - http:///7bx
http://www.stelladimokokorkus.com/2015/01/presidential-debate-timetable-as.html?m=1

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