You can't force Buhari to attend presidential debate - Senator Sani

The senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district has told Nigerians who are insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari attends the January 19 presidential debate that the president cannot be forced to participate in the debate.

Sani who made this know on twitter and in Nigeria's pidgin English said the president has been talking for a long time and that should be enough. According to him, people only want to disgrace the president by quoting what he says.

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"If Baba no wan debate make you leave am;abi na by force? All the talk wey he dey talk everyday no do you? Una just want make he come then u begin disgrace am with quote quote China this China that;If na China talk dey sweet una,Baba don go there tire.Make una take your time o!"

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that there is nothing special about the presidential debate according to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The party said the its presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, may chose not to attend if he feels there are other viable options with which he can engage Nigerians

The party said the debate is one of the mediums through which presidential candidates engage the public on their programmes for the country if elected.

“What is special about presidential debate? Presidential debate is one of the several platforms for presidential candidates to engage with the public.”

“As a party, we will look at all the options and pick the ones that we can accommodate and those that will be impactful and effective in achieving our goals. We will be the ones to determine that. If presidential debate happens to be one of that, fine."

“If it wasn’t, then it is no big deal. There is nothing special about any debate. It is just one of the several platforms to engage the electorate,” he said.

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Speaking on the issue of presidential debate, Prince Tony Momoh, a former minister of information,urged President Buhari to seize the opportunity to attend and brief Nigerians of his achievements and plans for the future.

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Source: Legit.ng