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PointZerom:
The organisers said that all candidates must come in person.

Stop looking for Excuses.... It's not a must all the Candidates attend the Debate, But it will give them all the Opportunity to sell themselves to the electorate.....
Same way Atiku would have use the American town hall meeting to gain millions of voters

I know it is not only Honda...... I've seen Several 2001 Toyota 4Runners with this issues, Last Week I saw Almighty Mercedes on the East West road at Ahaoda... I think it's the negligent on the side of the owners

PointZerom:
It is none of your business. Atiku has the right to appoint who represents him in a meeting.


Stupidity is when you're fighting corruption but cannot arrest and prosecute "corrupt" Atiku.

Same way it won't be an issue when Buhari send someone to represent Him at any Debate.

Bro always selling the best....I hope I can get something like this in May/June... When I’m ready....

In this report, FRIDAY OLOKOR analyses the recent election debate by the vice-presidential candidates of five political parties for the 2019 general elections and the danger of the candidates making unverifiable claims

The debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria for vice-presidential candidates of political parties might have come and gone; its echoes still reverberate within the nation’s political space and it will likely serve as a reference material for the January 2019 presidential debate.

Those who participated in the debate are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress; Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party; Gani Galadima of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria; Hajiya Umma Getso of the Young Progressives Party, and Khadijah Abdullahi-Iya of the Alliance for New Nigeria.

While people have continued to criticise the exclusion of scores of other political parties from the debate in which only five out of over 70 parties participated, the main issue about the debate has been the reported spurious claims made by some of the speakers.

Many analysts of the debate have faulted some of the figures they reeled out to buttress their arguments while speaking on their parties’ blueprints for economic development and agenda to improve Nigeria.

Their comments have thus elicited flaks from Nigerians, especially among the intelligentsia and leading bureaucrats.

A legal practitioner and former National Secretary of Labour Party, Dr Kayode Ajulo, demanded an investigation into the figures bandied by the speakers.

While faulting some claims made by some candidates at the debate, he urged the organisers to make public false allegations made in order not to deceive Nigerians.

One of the vice-presidential candidates was said to have claimed in two instances that Turkey and Indonesia were members of BRICS nations. Yet, no one at the forum was able to correct this, while the audience kept clapping.

Ajulo said, “The vice-presidential candidates during the debate made several claims that ought to be pointed out in order not to mislead viewers. The acronym BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. One candidate submitted that Iran and Afghanistan are two countries with terror incidents above Nigeria. This is also wrong; not to mention the fake statistics that Nigeria has a meagre two million vehicles which is utterly wrong.

“As of 2017, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics reported 12 million cars in Nigeria. Does it mean that 10 million of those cars got bombed by Boko Haram or probably got condemned in accidents within or after one year?”

Another legal practitioner and President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Malachy Ugwummadu, said, “Considering that the debate was a major contact point with the candidates, it was a major disservice by the speakers to give inaccurate information and data to Nigerians.”

To some critics, while Obi came with facts and figures, Osibanjo came with blame and complaints. Others argued that Osinbajo dropped figures from the World Bank to drive home his points while Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, dropped several figures without backing them up with sources.

The President of Nigeria Voters Assembly, Mashood Erubami, said although the debate was necessary to guide genuine voters to know which party to vote for, the right party could not be singled out based on the presentations made by the candidates.

According to him, most claims made by the speakers could not be verified, including using unsubstantiated data and foreign-owned statistics either from UNICEF, European Union or World Bank when no new survey was carried out.

Erubami, in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, said, “Nigerians are already used to claims that we are one out of every five Africans (unconfirmed)…Nigerian population is above 180 million or above 200 million without mentioning the specific census the figure was derived from. Who says we are not more than that?”

To him, Obi “sized up other vice-presidential candidates apart from Osinbajo who was quoting official figures, before he started using his unconfirmed figures to bamboozle participants at the debate, most of whom were clapping in ignorance.”

While describing the economic statistics quoted by Obi as incorrect, especially if checked against the realities of the Nigerian economy, Erubami also faulted the claim that fuel subsidy was a scam.

The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba sociology-political organisation, Yinka Odumakin, also affirmed that some of the claims made by speakers during the debate were false.

In an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, Odumakin challenged the media to dig out the inaccuracies in the statistics reeled out at the debate.

“The media have a critical role in digging into issues like this so that the public is well informed. Our children should be able to quote data supplied by leading politicians. “The issue of some gaps about some figures given by Obi may be permissible in statistics where ‘about’ and ‘around’ are tenable. But outright lies about figures by Vice President Osinbajo are indefensible. Our politicians must be honest with facts and figures,” he advised.

But in his reaction, a legal practitioner and human rights activist, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, analysed the debate from the economic statements made by the PDP and the APC vice-presidential candidates and gave them a pass mark.

He was particularly enthralled by Obi’s comment that “You don’t need to shut down your shop in order to chase a thief” and Osinbajo’s reply that “You cannot leave your economy to looters or else there will be no shop at all.” Olu-Adegboruwa said the valid statements aptly summarised the true state of the Nigerian situation, from which all Nigerian leaders should draw some valuable lessons.

He said, “Peter Obi is a million times correct that a war against corruption needs not lead to the poverty of the people. America, Britain, Germany and others are fighting corruption, but not at the expense of economic growth. Take it or leave it, the war against corruption of this present administration has virtually crippled our economy.”

According to the civil rights activist, genuine investors and manufacturers have been scared stiff as all it takes is just for an opponent or competitor to rub citizens “with the tar of corruption and you’re finished.”

Adegboruwa said, “Let the government go back to the drawing board, fine-tune and re-strategise in this area. Nigerians love the administration of Muhammadu Buhari for its stance against corruption. Nigerians love Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo for their unblemished character and sterling leadership qualities, but they need to work on the economy.” He said Osinbajo was also “correct and ten million times that no economy can flourish in the hands of looters.”

He added, “No matter the level of prosperity of a nation, if the leadership cannot face corruption squarely and tackle it, whatever gains the economy may record will be frittered away by the wicked kleptomaniacs.”

Ugwummadu believed the debate was “a positive development in that the electorate, who are the employers of public state actors, must be given sufficient knowledge and information about the applicants seeking to occupy the exalted offices.”

Ugwummadu’s problem with the debate was that “it wasn’t a comprehensive engagement because whereas we have 91 political parties presently, we didn’t have up to a quarter of that number assuming, as always, that not all the political parties are going to field presidential candidates.”

This, he said, remained a serious omission because the Nigerian people truly deserved to be introduced to the alternatives that were available, other than the existing and traditional contestants.

“Secondly, it’s a gross violation of the fundamental rights and discrimination against those who were excluded from the exercise under Section 42 of the 1999 Constitution and it can be challenged,” the CDHR president said.

With the criticisms, analysts expressed the hope that in future debates, speakers would be more mature and accurate with facts and figures.

Although they noted that election debates in Nigeria might not substantially influence or affect election results, only through sound engagements that credibility would be entrenched in the nation’s dealings including in the polity.

SOURCE: WWW.PUNCHNG.COM

SalamRushdie:
yes the incident from was used in 2015 and Buhari seems to be the greatest beneficiary because 75 percent of his votes in the not were based on incident forms

Sit down and Think.. How come the PDP Federal Government back in 2015 did not remove Incident form from our Electoral act when they were in power?... They benefited from the use of Incident form all the time.... And please show us your proof that All those that used Incident Forms voted for PMB alone....
It's a shame that now that they're about to get served with the same plate, you people are crying foul...... Rivers,Enugu,Delta,Akwa-Ibom all recorded 99% votes in 2015 and those states were won by PDP but to you nothing is wrong there..... In Rivers Gubernatorial election it is on record that less than 400,000 voters were captured with card readers but PDP won with 1.2 million Votes, Was it not Incident Form they used?

750... Anything to Fix?

Incident form that was used in 2015... During all the Re-run elections.... Why can’t the NASS amend the electoral act immediately after the 2015 Elections..... And make Card Reader a lawful part of our electoral process? It’s a shame that PDP is scared of getting served the same food they’ve been serving Us... We still remember how river produced 1.4million votes for PDP....

timifakay:
You are most likely better off replacing that transmission box sir

It's how much?

This People should remember what their Kinsmen went through when Ambode closed the Ladipo Market for Months..... We should live together as one in peace

Funny enough His case file will be sent to DPP by the magistrate... I see Senator Melaye spending 2-3 Months in Detention. By then The Election is over... He played into the Hands of Yahaha Bello...

Dino proved to the Whole World that He is Nothing But a Liar.... After Him and His Brother Lied to the whole world that he is not in that Building.. How come He is now found in that Same Building.....
I'm sure Yahaya Bello will make Sure Dino will not have a day to campaign.... The case will be taken to Magistrate court, and the Magistrate will send the case file to DPP for advise... Dino will be gone for at least 2 months before he can get His freedom....
LESSON LEARNT IN ALL THIS..... BE WISE WHEN LOOKING FOR TROUBLE... ALWAYS PLAY SMART

I’m offering 600K....

And once they get to the campaign ground they start telling us lies... Politics and Religion

Zeezxo:
Man of politics much more understandable than wan baba that cannot win a Ward in is state.

Am not mentioning name oo

The Wannabe name is Bode George

crestedaguiyi:
Were is elzazaky, he dies not have team of lawyers too.

Shameless youth who should champion civil disobedience to force the govt to obey the law are talking trash because if 30k salary

Nobody is supporting what the DSS is doing against El-ZakZaky's Right.... Dino is a Lawmaker and He should know that He is breaking the Law by not obeying the Court Warrant... Its a shame that you choose to play politics with something that is not Good....

Where are Dino’s Lawyers.. Can’t they advise Him to surrender himself to the police... As it stands now He is a Fugitive and with all this drama I don’t see the court granting Him bail whenever He finally get caught.. How this Man became a lawmaker in my country? He should know what’s written in the law He is Making.... I don’t envy Him right now

Sircreeden:
Happy New Year to you motorguru..

Please I'm abit confused now I was planning on getting a Nigeria used Benz E320 after you explained about the SBC of which the seller told me is faulty also said the AC is leaking so I ran lol ....

Now I have another two set of used Nigeria cars again lol but I need your kind advice

Infinite fx35 2005 and BMW x3 2005

Which in terms of Cheap parts and low fuel consumption....but I think both are 6v engines

Please increase the level of your running...

GAZZUZZ:
weyreypey what say you? Good buy?

Prophesy number 11.

Prophet Gazzuzz... Prophesy into my life the Month I will buy my Car this year....

I hope FFK is getting paid handsomely for the work He is doing... Turning Himself to a laughingstock with His Unreasonable tweets filled with Hates...

I will do many business with Gazzuzz, Nurey,and Co...

Same way Segun Showunmi’s American dream is a fake news?...

Volksfuhrer:
Why would a SENATOR of the Federal Republic lie like that in public?

Shows the type of People we Vote into power... And this is Spokesman in the PDP Campaign Committee

Ganduri:
another BMC giberish. Did the NBS tell you Nigerians use more cars? The data has always been around 7.5-8million. Keep disgracing you educational background.

Then how come your Saviour Obi said we have 2-3 million vehicles in Nigeria?.... Wailer....

So Senator Dino Melaye has been telling the whole world lies by saying He is not in that building.... This shows the Integrity of those we Voted into Office of Power in this country... In sure Yaya Bello will do Everythibg to make Dino lose the coming election

Ganduri:
pls stop exibiting your stupidity. Was God is Good and the restbof the teansport companoes not fueling in 2015-2016? so why are they fueling more now? Most transport companies have not bought more vehicles, its mainly the ones they have in their kitty since the last 2years that they are still traveling with. so how comes they are fueling more? Stupid analysis.

Before you show your stupidness to the whole world... Is it the same number of Cars we have on our roads is what we have this year... Last 2 years I as a person don’t have a car but as at today with the Grace of God I have 2 Cars... Do you know the number of cars under Uber/Taxify as at today?.. How many 2017/2018 Toyota Hiace under those transport companies... More People are opening businesses and getting generator to power them... If you believe what Peter Obi said that we have just 2 million Vehicles in the country then I think something is seriously wrong.... The NBS as at last years says we have more than 8 million Vehicles... I am not supporting the Government but this is a simple logic.... If you’ve ever witnessed 30 minutes hold-up on Lagos Ibadan Expresse way then you will know we consume up to that figure of petrol....

martineverest:
the biggest consumer of fuel.is not even cars,it's power generation... have one many shops, houses and companies are in Nigeria?....Nigeria should consume at least 100m liters per day

But Saraki is always playing on the intelligence of His followers... With His white lies

Let Saraki take a calculator and visit a filling station where God Is Good, Young Shall Grow,ABC,LIBRA Motors are fueling their buses then He should come back and tell us if truly Nigerians are not consuming up to that amount of Petrol daily...