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The candidate of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, Bola Tinubu, may not attend any presidential debates before February’s presidential election, his campaign team said Sunday night.

Mr Tinubu on Sunday shunned the presidential debate organised by Arise Television and a civic group, the latest such miss by the APC candidate.

In his reaction to why Mr Tinubu was absent at Sunday’s event, Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson of the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said Mr Tinubu did not attend to avoid “selective appearance.”

Mr Keyamo, in the Sunday statement, explained that several television stations have indicated interest to host similar events. However, Mr Tinubu has no plan to attend any but prefers to speak to Nigerians directly, he said.

“Firstly, many radio and TV networks in Nigeria have indicated interest to host such debates and out of deference to other TV and radio stations, our candidate will not be making selective appearances on some networks, whilst ignoring others,” he said.

Sunday’s debate, tagged Arise News presidential town hall series, was organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development and Arise Television.

Before Sunday’s miss, Mr Tinubu had avoided similar events by the body of lawyers, NBA, and the body of chartered accountants, ICAN. Mr Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima, attended the NBA event in his stead but the candidate had no representative in Sunday’s debate.

Although the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar did not attend Sunday’s debate, he was represented by his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, who disclosed that the former vice president is out of the country.

Don't vote for Him.

Actually, this is Nigeria! Bad leaders are everywhere helped to get there by inept people who think they are okay with whatever they are given at the wee hours of elections!! May we timely come to our senses!!

It is horrifying that Tinubu's handlers and supporters know that he has no capacity to debate nor govern Nigeria effectively and yet, out of selfish and tribalistic reasons, they are pushing him on.

No leader treats you better than he perceives you.

Peter Obi dares not appear in a debate or conference. He will lose his followers immediately . Because his followers are intellectually sound enough to rate him on that.

It shows value for people, knowledge, education and what to expect in government beyond hooliganism and poverty weaponization.

Excuses is a sign of weakness

The truth is that keyamo is lying, Tinubu is comedy.