“Arise TV , Not Important..”- Tinubu Justifies Absence
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu , the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress ( APC) , has justified his absence at Sunday’s presidential debate organised by Arise Television.
Kola Abiola , the Flag bearer of Peoples Redemption Party , was also in attendance.
The outspoken presidential candidate described his absence as normal “ Arise Television Debate is good , but not special or important than others “ – The APC flag bearer said
The live debate , organized by Arise TV and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) expected the presence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Alh. Atiku Abubakar .
At the Avenue , while Atiku Abubakar was represented by his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa . Asiwaju Bola Tinubu deemed it right to attend other important occasions “ We will give priority to all news outlets , not just Arise TV “ The APC spokes person explained.
Festus Keyamo , the APC campaign spokesperson, said , the APC presidential candidate decided to stay away for many reasons.
The reasons , according to Keyamo includes Tinubu’s busy schedule, his preference to speak directly to the electorate through town hall interactive sessions.
The spokesperson , who is also the Minister of Labour insists that “ Several Ratio and TV networks in Nigeria have indicated interest in hosting such debates , Asiwaju Tinubu will not be making selective appearances in some networks, whilst ignoring others , he said Tinubu will do the right thing at the right time .
Keyamo further explained that Tinubu , by the special grace of God , and as the next president of Nigeria, intends to treat all persons and businesses fairly and equally
According to Keyamo : “ the busy and hectic campaign schedules of Asiwaju Tinubu will not permit him to honour all such invitations by different radio and TV networks, hence our decision for him not to start with one TV station and later ignore others. Our candidate had long before now realised the importance of speaking directly to Nigerians and shortly after unfolding his action plan as president embarked on town hall meetings beginning with his interaction with the business community and other stakeholders in Kano followed by the town hall meeting and presentation by experts last week in Lagos. . Tomorrow, he will be interacting with agro and commodity groups in Minna, Niger State .Whilst we thank Arise TV for the invitation, we want to assure Nigerians that we shall continue to hold these debate groups and Nigerians in high esteem. Nigerians will hear from our candidate loud and clear through other forums” he concluded
The spokesperson expressed profound respect for Nigerians, “ we urge all our party structures and supporters at the grassroots to continue to organise town hall meetings to educate Nigerians on the Action Plan of our candidate as we believe a grassroots approach to reach Nigerians will also be more profound.”
The debate recorded arguments from presidential candidates , Mr Peter Obi exercised cautions over constant accusations from Senator Dino Melaye .
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