Presidential Debate: General Buhari’s Boycott Is Disappointing – By Chekwas Okorie

Presidential candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Chekwas Okorie, has stated that the boycott of the scheduled presidential debate being put together by the Broadcast Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) by the All Progressives Congress' (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is hugely disappointing.

Speaking via a statement by the media arm of his campaign organisation, Okorie advised General Buhari to ignore those advising him to shun the debate and participate in the debate as scheduled.

Okorie, who is the founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) stated that the debate, which had become a norm in most advanced countries was a welcome development in Nigeria's budding democracy and shouldn't be ignored by any candidate.

"The news that the APC presidential candidate, General Buhari, will not participate in the scheduled debate is a great disappointment," the statement stated.


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