Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not participate in the debate for presidential candidates.

This is because of the verbal attack on other presidential candidates by Itse Sagay, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption.

Mr Sagay had in an interview with Daily Sun described other presidential candidates, who are expected to feature in the debate alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, as political dwarfs.

The law professor said the president is far ahead of all other candidates and doesn’t need to debate his opponents because by doing so he is making them relevance.

“He (Buhari) has nothing to gain by debate. If he goes to debate, he is just going to help people who have no hope, and I call them, Buhari and the political dwarfs; he is only going to give relevance to the political dwarfs; he is already far ahead of all of them,” Sagay said.

When told that the president’s failure to attend might mean he has nothing to say, the learned silk disagreed.

“He doesn’t want to go there and make them taller than they are; so, let them remain like that – political dwarfs. In four weeks time, we will know them,” he added.

Stating why he is staying away from the debate, the former vice president said it’s because the president is staying away.

The PDP flag-bearer stated this in a statement by Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of the Atiku Campaign Organisation.

He however berated Sagay who he described as a “turncoat academic.”

“When you realised that a supposed law professor like Itse Sagay now talks with tongue in cheek, you easily know that societal values and morality have become debased,” Afegbua said.

“When you realised that he once taught in the University, then the senility of his intellect has attained double jeopardy.

“Itse Sagay has not only become a turncoat academic but one whose sight invokes pity, sympathy and empathy. How can APC presidential candidate who has been fighting “battles” with his WASC consider others who are duly qualified and well read as dwarfs? Does it not suggest that something is amiss somewhere?

“Who is actually a dwarf here? Is it a presidential candidate running away from debate or one who is challenging the other to a debate? Didn’t you see them packaging a phoney debate for him where he would have studied the questions and answers and regurgitate them to the best of what would have been prepared for him?

“If the APC presidential candidate is not presenting himself for debate, we will not allow our presidential candidate to attend any debate. But if APC candidate is ready to engage our candidate, he is ready and prepared for him,” he said.

The debate expected to hold Saturday evening will feature five presidential candidates which includes: Mr Buhari – All Progressive Congress (APC), Atiku – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oby Ezekwesili – Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Fela Durotoye – Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) and Kingsley Moghalu – Young Progressives Party (YPP).

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/atiku-withdraws-presidential-debate/

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Since buhari is dodging the debate no need for atiku

They apc and their gullible supporters said debate doesn't win election.

Meanwhile atiku have more important things to do in America to get Nigeria working again

Sai Atiku

Our incoming president

both Atiku and Buhari have no plans to attend the debate because they have nothing to offer. they're both poorly educated Fulani herdsmen. Atiku is in the USA and wouldn't come back till tomorrow, he has no initial plan to be part of the debate.

This is very welcome!

Imagine a white-washed old sepulchre like buhari who was helped to power by the likes of Tinubu and the same Atiku after serial failures calling an eminent personality like Atiku a political dwarf??

Infact all other presidential candidates should boycott too.

I knew he wouldn't make it.

Besides not being very sharp, jet-lag was bound to affect his performance.

Itse sagay is an "academic turncoat".

TKO!

Sir Gay, was hungry and buhari invited him to come and chop and now he's over-stuffing his himself with our national cake and yams and that's why the man regurgitates.

Lol! what a way to render BON/NEDG debate irrelevant.

This is more important as at now

We are in a round table to discuss how to get Nigeria working again
Which is more important than Nigeria debate

lol. Atiku flee

rusher14:
I knew he wouldn't make it.

Besides not being very sharp, jet-lag was bound to affect his performance.

Keep consoling yourself. If buhari had not flunked the debate with Kadaria even with all the teleguiding, his handlers would have been tempted to propped him up for this too.

Good.If Buhari doesn't plan to attend,I think Atiku should not also attend until the day Nigerians start using debates as one of the criteria for electing candidates.Currently, based on the demographics of the voting public especially those living in the core north,the debates have very little relevance in election outcomes.If this happens in the more civilized countries,of course who ever does not attend for flimsy reason knows that he or she has kissed his ambition goodbye.Nigeria is far from getting there.Hopefully, one day she will.

Gandollar:
Keep consoling yourself. If buhari had not flunked the debate with Kadaria even with all the teleguiding, his handlers would have propped him up for this too.

Atiku would not be debating.

All your words would not change that.

rusher14:


Atiku would not be debating.

A your words would not change that.

Why would Atiku debate if the recessionist won't be there to answer to his crimes?

That is fair enough.

Buhari's brains cant process any more questions reason his handlers are hell bent on him not debating and disgracing them further..

Therefore other Presidential aspirants will be foolish if they go ahead with the debate.

Gandollar:
Why would Atiku debate if the recessionist won't be there to answer to his crimes?

I know Jonathan is not contesting hence his reason for not debating.

We can find another forum to interrogate him.

rusher14:


I know Jonathan is not contesting hence his reason for his not debating.

We can find another forum to interrogate him.

Here we go again? Is Jonathan on the ballot? Why do you emulate nuggets of the failed 16 years of PDP when you promised change?

it's very wrong for Atiku to be absent from that debate ...I understand that he is in the US but he can appeal that the debate be shifted till Tuesday so he attends!!!! this rubbish of People who want the highest seat of the land dodging debates must ASAP...its is very disrespectful....This is how Buhari refused to debate and see where we are today ....

The man is in America how do you expect him to debate the same time ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBXwFxxc5U

Mgbadike80:
both Atiku and Buhari have no plans to attend the debate because they have nothing to offer. they're both poorly educated Fulani herdsmen. Atiku is in the USA and wouldn't come back till tomorrow, he has no initial plan to be part of the debate.

Shut up. Atiku is on ground.

Gandollar:
Here we go again? Is Jonathan on the ballot? Why do you emulate nuggets of the failed 16 years of PDP when you promised change?

You brought in the term recessionist and I simply named the character behind that moniker.

My last response to you.

I really don't do repartees with people of low aptitude.

Goodbye.

Why God has rejected Buhari and is replacing him with Atiku.

1. The blood of thousands of innocent men, women and children in the middle belt and Plateau slaughtered in their sleep. Buhari gave the murderers tacit support by showing apathy to the genocide.

2. Buhari has elevated himself to the status of a 'god,' has lost every sense of worship and reverence to the Almighty and attempting to share glory with Him. He says it is 'impossible for him to lose' (arrogance) and Sagay says he's a 'god' (others are political dwarfs).

3. Besides Adesina and Shehu, all his spokespersons from Keyamo to Lauretta to Sagay (all SS in Buhari's diabolical divide and rule tactics) are abusers, divisive and haughty in their speeches (including their foot soldiers on Nairaland). Buhari keeps mum and provides a tacit go-ahead to them. God shall humble the proud.

4. His blatant unfairness and favoritism for untenable reasons considering the position God gave to him. He has a vindictive and hard-heartedness mind which he tries to hide by saying little and disregarding the Nigerian media.

Everyone thought Hillary Clinton would win in the US in 2016, but God rejected Obama because he was promoting the gospel of homosexualism and Hillary was firmly in his train. God has His ways and has chosen Atiku as the next president-elect of Nigerian. His will shall be done. The result of February elections shall surprise many people in Nigeria.

Lol...Atiku has finally seen an easy way out... Why can't he just attend the debate to sell himself to Nigerians?

If Buhari won't debate, I think the debate is null and void.
If Buhari teams want mr. Atiku to debate, they should first prevail on their principal (mr. Buhari).

SalamRushdie:
it's very wrong for Atiku to be absent from that debate ...I understand that he is in the US but he can appeal that the debate be shifted till Tuesday so he attends!!!! this rubbish of People who want the highest seat of the land dodging debates must ASAP...its is very disrespectful....This is how Buhari refused to debate and see where we are today ....

Atiku is on ground. Did you read the insults from sagay this morning? Atiku would be a slowpoke to avail himself for that debate.

Even Atiku wants to dodge the debate. The excuse Afegbua gave is very silly. If Buhari fails to show up for the debate, it should be a plus for Atiku and not an opportunity for him to skip the event.

rusher14:


You brought in the term recessionist and I simply named the character behind that moniker.

My last response to you.

I really don't do repartees with people of low aptitude.

Goodbye.

See you after Failbuhari.

seunmsg:
Even Atiku wants to dodge the debate. The excuse Afegbua gave is very silly. If Buhari fails to show up for the debate, it should be a plus for Atiku and not an opportunity for him to skip the event.

Atiku needed buhari at that debate to show the whole world one last time how Lifeless and empty-headed the president of the most populous black nation is.

Atiku banking on rigging and a compromised CJN to give him victory

Gandollar:
Atiku is on ground. Did you read the insults from sagay this morning? Atiku would be a slowpoke to avail himself for that debate.

Atiku owes the electorate an appearance at that debate and not the senile useless Sagay