The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has justified his absence at the live presidential debate held at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Sunday.
Naija News reported that three presidential candidates attended the debate/Town Hall meeting organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with Arise Television.

The candidates are Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), and Kola Abiola of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

While Tinubu was absent at the meeting, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, who is out of the country, was represented by his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.

In a chat with The Punch on Sunday night, the Director of Media and Communications, Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu could not attend the event due to his busy schedule.

Onanuga stated that the debate clashed with a town hall meeting with agro-farmers in Minna, Niger State capital slated for Monday and could not leave the important meeting for the debate.

He said, “We are in Minna now for engagement with farmers and agro-commodities groups ahead of tomorrow. The media cannot suddenly come up with a debate and wants us to drop everything we are doing to attend it. It is wrong. We also have our campaign schedule to attend to.”

When told that Tinubu could still have attended the debate since the engagement with the farmers in Minna is slated for Monday, Onanuga vehemently disagreed.

“Are we going to use a jet to travel to Minna? As I earlier told you, we are in Minna already and cannot make it to the programme. In our own case, their proposal clashes with the campaign programme of our candidate. That’s why we didn’t turn up,” he stated.

Asked if Tinubu would have attended the debate if the meeting with the farmers has not been fixed, Onanuga stated that there was a likelihood
He said, “Maybe. But he is busy with some other things and he cannot leave that one for this. There are more important things.

“After Minna, we are returning to Abuja before the next engagement in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. After then, I think Calabar is up for Saturday. You can see that this week is a very busy one for the candidate.

“Again, next week, we will be in Imo State on Tuesday for a rally and zonal stakeholders meeting. It is not on Monday as some people erroneously reported. The earlier schedule people saw was just a draft, which is still subject to amendment.”

Source: https:///I-Have-More-Important-Things-To-Do-Tinubu-Gives-Reason-For-Absence-At-Presidential-Debate

Answering questions from the people you seek to govern is not important?

We understand why you were absent, we absolutely do.


The same hide and seek tactics of Buhari just before he was elected only to become a disaster

Na so one Rufai came on Twitter last week to impress his followers by asking Tinubu to come to AriseTV for media interaction but few day later, his employer Nduka Obaigbena went to listen to the Jagaban at Eko Hotels.
Jagaban is not their mate.

When you say Tinubu is too old to govern, they are quick to point out Joe Biden as also been old. But they forgot that Joe Biden also attended all debates, from primary down to the main elections.

Well, is not there fault, they are only exploiting the system. If you are reading this, You and I made them the leader of this great nation that they have zero regards to appear before us and tell us there respective ideas in person.

Despite the misrule, Nigerians are not wise. I would have preferred another round of hardship honestly. People must get sense, without forcing them. There are also so many undecided voters who doesn't care and don't even have PVC, they are also part of the problem of this nation. You can't always complain of bad governance and stay aloof

Asiwaju , the incoming President doesn't have time for media charade.
Baba has more important engagement with those that matters in the polity.

Must he attend?

You want Nigerian vote but doesn't have time for we Nigerians, too bad.