₦airaland Forum

Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Vatican City, Rome, Francis Cardinal Arinze has advocated for the promotion of televised debates during elections in Nigeria as a way of strengthening the country’s democracy.

Cardinal Arinze stated this during a lecture he delivered during a visit to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam.

In his lecture titled, “Promoting Social Responsibilities and Ethical Conduct,” Cardinal Arinze stated that televised debates, like in developed democracies, would give the electorate the opportunity to decide which candidate they want and also have opportunities to ask probing questions.

The Catholic Prelate also charged universities, as ivory towers and centres of research and learning, to help in the formation of leaders who cannot be bought while governments and politicians should allow the universities exercise their right of expression irrespective of party affiliation.

He said any academic who is indifferent to the truth has betrayed his or her calling urging them not to fail in their responsibilities to students and the society at large.

Taking the lead in the tree planting campaign of the university ahead of its Climate Action Summit, the Cardinal planted four trees in the campus which he said symbolised faith, hope, love and blessings for the university community.

Acting Vice Chancellor COOU, Prof Kate Omenugha in her remarks expressed great delight at the visit of the Cardinal to the institution describing him as a role model whom many people are looking up to globally. She said the university under her watch is rebranding and setting agenda in various ways through its missions of Values, Viability and Visibility.

Prof Omenugha said the university is taking a bold step towards sustainable future with the insightful climate change summit and tree planting exercise in line with Governor Chuma Soludo’s clean and green project in Anambra State and promise of a livable and prosperous homeland.

Lindlady:
Tinubu will rather die than to appear for debate.

CrushObituaries:
Who did you want Tinubu to debate with? 3rd class graduate of philosophy that lies more than the demons, a product of tribe of warmongers and bullies, see what those miserable embittered bitter grievingory Obi people did to shettima after attending a debate, what is the essence of attending a debate if you are talking to embittered people that their senses has been donated to kanu Nnamdi, when winning is sure, less than 17 hours after Soludo spoke about grievingory Obi's investment, unknown gunmen attacked his hometown and his son was insulted, bullied and threatened, what is the essence of the debate.

chisomkachy:
https://thesun.ng/nigeria-should-promote-televised-debates-during-elections-cardinal-arinze/?amp

CrushObituaries:
Who did you want Tinubu to debate with? 3rd class graduate of philosophy that lies more than the demons, a product of tribe of warmongers and bullies, see what those miserable embittered bitter grievingory Obi people did to shettima after attending a debate, what is the essence of attending a debate if you are talking to embittered people that their senses has been donated to kanu Nnamdi, when winning is sure, less than 17 hours after Soludo spoke about grievingory Obi's investment, unknown gunmen attacked his hometown and his son was insulted, bullied and threatened, what is the essence of the debate.

CrushObituaries:
Who did you want Tinubu to debate with? 3rd class graduate of philosophy that lies more than the demons, a product of tribe of warmongers and bullies, see what those miserable embittered bitter grievingory Obi people did to shettima after attending a debate, what is the essence of attending a debate if you are talking to embittered people that their senses has been donated to kanu Nnamdi, when winning is sure, less than 17 hours after Soludo spoke about grievingory Obi's investment, unknown gunmen attacked his hometown and his son was insulted, bullied and threatened, what is the essence of the debate.

samuel19222:
7/7

CrushObituaries:
Who did you want Tinubu to debate with? 3rd class graduate of philosophy that lies more than the demons, a product of tribe of warmongers and bullies, see what those miserable embittered bitter grievingory Obi people did to shettima after attending a debate, what is the essence of attending a debate if you are talking to embittered people that their senses has been donated to kanu Nnamdi, when winning is sure, less than 17 hours after Soludo spoke about grievingory Obi's investment, unknown gunmen attacked his hometown and his son was insulted, bullied and threatened, what is the essence of the debate.

CrushObituaries:
Who did you want Tinubu to debate with? 3rd class graduate of philosophy that lies more than the demons, a product of tribe of warmongers and bullies, see what those miserable embittered bitter grievingory Obi people did to shettima after attending a debate, what is the essence of attending a debate if you are talking to embittered people that their senses has been donated to kanu Nnamdi, when winning is sure, less than 17 hours after Soludo spoke about grievingory Obi's investment, unknown gunmen attacked his hometown and his son was insulted, bullied and threatened, what is the essence of the debate.

Riskymarvelous:
You want to see another idobale as a Yoruba boy to celebrate debate day

Medipharm:
Na statistics we go shop?

Meanwhile, South West no de vote candidates that appear for debates, I keep calling them real Enemies of Nigeria. How can you vote Buhari twice and then still vote another Buhari squared, and still preparing to vote for him. Are they not the real enemy of the Nation?

Ttipsy:
lol
Waste of time!

When there is religious and tribalism?

Nigeria isn’t supposed to be one