The Nigeria Elections Debate Group on Monday in Abuja said the 2015 presidential debates would hold between January 28 and February 5.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of NEDG, Mr Sola Omole, disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting of the board, hosted by the former Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi.
Omole said that the Directors-General of the Presidential Campaign Organisations of the 14 participating political parties would open the floor on January 28.
This, according to him, will be followed by the Vice-Presidential debates, billed for January 29.
He said the debates involving the presidential candidates would hold in two sessions and would climax on February 5.
Omole said the group had contacted all the parties involved, adding that they all support the idea.
“We believe that debates are very important components of the democratic process aimed at giving the candidates the opportunity to speak directly to Nigerians.
“We want the Nigerian community to get used to the business of debating issues and we feel that this is a very strong part of building that culture.
“We have met with all the political parties, those we couldn’t meet directly, we contacted their senior officials and they are very supportive of the initiative,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that NEDG is a coalition of broadcast, civil society and professional organisations, committed to deepening the country’s democracy.
It is also aimed at entrenching an enduring democratic culture through organised television debates since the return of democratic rule in 1999.
NEDG has put together the presidential debates to give the Nigerian electorate an opportunity to hear directly from all the presidential candidates - Culled from punch
this is what we have all been looking forward to but at the end of the day,it would all be mere words...na action we dey find.
Buhari and Jonathan media team should get ready because i will open a boxing ring on that day for those watching to trash it out here as soon as we can confirm which day APC and PDP candidates would meet.LOL
Good. Dey shud come nd box demselves dat dday. Lol
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Can't wait....
ReplyDeleteWhat of other contestant?...are they deaf and dumb??...
The Queen is back!!!!!
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DeleteMama P,i jeard challenged Mrs Buhari to a debate
ReplyDeletelmao..I will really luv DAT ooh...choii..no written speeches in debates...ogor English ehen
DeleteLolzz Rene u are mean ooo!!! I can't wait to watch grammar and action.
DeleteE go sweet die
ReplyDelete@Good luck Jonathan as "Hong hogan"
@Buhari as "Warrior"
@Fayose as "John Cina"
@Rotimi ameachi as "big shun"
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E go sweet die
ReplyDelete@Good luck Jonathan as "Hong hogan"
@Buhari as "Warrior"
@Fayose as "John Cina"
@Rotimi ameachi as "big shun"
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Talku talkuu,which one be "Hong hogan" again? Huh
DeleteLol @Galore. Anon that is "huhing", I believe she meant Hulk Hogan.
DeleteWelcome idea
ReplyDeleteall na politricks .i hate all of them
ReplyDeleteThy should not debate usin papers !!!olodos
ReplyDeleteI always watch out for these debates especially the gubernatorial debate, very interesting
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear what both of them has to say,debate in 9ja election does not mean anytin they already know who will win
ReplyDeleteI will sit down and watch them live while drinking a chilled bottle of big ORIGIN.lol
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to watch how it all. I pity Buhari cos of his northern accent and how much fun will be made at his expense .
ReplyDeleteBut then I wonder how well the contestants can drive their points home. I will definitely enjoy watching Buhari running mate debate.
Lool
ReplyDeleteYes! I will personally be the time keeper here. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteTrust APC to win, what is the usefulness of having a professor of Law as VP(ial)
We dey wait.
Wait oh! I have asked this question before and I wanna ask again, is PDP and APC the only party we have in Nigeria? Why is this election just about buhari and Jonathan, are the other parties canditate not good enough? Must APC and PDP win. We need change, APC and PDP are the cause of most of the problem we have in Nigeria, let them step aside joor, let other party rule
ReplyDeleteSince this election start na only PDP n APC I they hear
Lol. Of cos not, the other parties just seem to be inconsequential as far as the ruling party and APC. APC' popularity is next to the ruling party' for obvious reasons.
DeleteThey have money and have a bunch of individuals who in their team have served in different political capacities. A collection of politically relevant, somewhat rich and powerful men.
While the other parties are barely financially stable ...and are struggling to gain political prominence and momentum. Members of the less popular parties are usually those who've had their ox' gored by either the PDP or the APC. So they defect to start off the new parties.
Debate or no debate, Dos dat will win will win. My own be say make dem work and change our country to a better place. I am tired of all des bribery, crisis and Bokos.
ReplyDeleteLets wait and see how it goes
ReplyDeleteBuhari and his embarrassing accent
ReplyDeleteChai Stella I nearly scatter my marriage because of snooping o, oga dey sleep na so I carry him phone start to dey investigate. To cut a long story short, as I wan plug back the phone na so the man wake up o hmmm come see me as I be like spider-monkey na so I plug am dive for ground enter the next room go carry pikin like say nothing happen... Sleep no let the man brain coordinate if not dem for catch my enemy redhanded o...... Shak!
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ReplyDeleteOk o but winning a debate doesn't mean u will do well when elected. Some re just better dan odas wen it comes to debate. We should just vote d right man dts all.
ReplyDeleteHo ho ho funny you Stella
ReplyDeleteWe await the day patiently...
Na real LOL.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for this debate and I do hope Jonathan won't evade this one like he did 4 years ago and thereafter allowed one entertainer to "interview" him.
ReplyDeleteI will so watch this to laugh at his idiosyncrasy because as far as I'm concerned, he's got ABSOLUTELY NADA to offer Nigerians. What a weak president he's been for 6 years!
I'm also eager to see PYO slug it out the NS. I wanna hear a seasoned and erudite professional TALK!!!
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I wouldn't look forward to this, not after he could barely make sense of his rally speech in lagos. This wasn't even a debate and he flunked the test, how much more having him to contend with a co aspirant, which would require him to display eloquence and his agenda for the country. A huge task I must say. It would be comedy full of errors.
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ReplyDeleteHaaaaaay dancing shoki ah...Stella sugar I cant wait o.Infact enable your auto comment so dat we can do our own here too..hehe
ReplyDeleteI am waiting. To understand Buhari go be wahala sha..hehehe..
ReplyDeleteghen ghen, lets see if Jonathan will meet with other aspirants to do the debate or he will wait for NTA to do his own alone.
ReplyDeletewe need actions not words. Nigeria ia a country full of words no action. Me don tire with words ooo
Hope mr jona wud honor dis debate dis tym around. Cos d last tym instead of standing on d podium 2 air his manifestos he was busy with dbanj talkin trash
ReplyDeleteI can't wait, let d battle begin.
ReplyDeleteHahahhahahahahahahahhha,lmao Buhari should learn how to pronounced things properly and also
ReplyDeleteBuhari should remember his vp name this time
ReplyDeletei can tell you the result of the boxing match
ReplyDeleteVICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WINNER (PROF YEMI OSINBAJO)
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WINNER (DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN)
And the recycling of 'leaders' goes on. so little has changed.
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Just looking at the pictures above, Buhari looks so distinguished. Where the hell did they dig GEJ from?
DeleteYes I've really been waiting for this. They should synchronize their campaign schedules with the dates for the debate, so as to not have unnecessary excuse for not showing up.
ReplyDeletea very good idea,its goin2 b interestin,i must watch 4 my neighbour ouse,coutin down to 28 begins.....
ReplyDeleteGEJ, PHD(Port harcourt drunk) will be so floored, the guy has zero intelligence and talks like an imbecile. Anyway, trust him not to come sha cus Buhari and Osibanjo will finish him and Sambo.how did we end up with GEJ in the first place sef? Chai!!!
DeleteGej wouldn't go, last election he was absent
ReplyDeleteHim fit go? That niqqur ain't got no balls. He can't debate 2 save his clueless a55.
DeleteGbamest! We dey wait that day sha.
ReplyDeleteThis will give GEJ the opportunity to brag abt how he reduced fuel price from 97 to 87naira,infact,that will be what he will write from the beginning to d end of his presentation paper dat day. the only achievement of his regime.i am saying this cos I was shocked already when I heard a pro_GEJ advert on radio talking abt how he has reduced fuel price to 87naira,(a less than 24hrs achievement)lmao!
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Ahahah see finishing o. Chai. And to think that I hardly remember that we have a ceremonial head for a VP. I have never seen a passive VP or even deputy governor in the history of Nigeria like Sambo. I crave to hear what he sounds like cos I don't think I have heard his voice before.
DeleteChai, Prof Yemi Osinbajo will so floor Sambo ehn. He would wish he was absent.
ReplyDeleteI tell you.i am crying in his behalf already!!!
DeleteLawyers and their long speech ,grammar, writing!!
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This one na campaign after election. Debates or not, its GEJ till 2019.
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ReplyDeleteFebruary where @ thou?
ReplyDeleteOn Dokpesi's watch ko?!
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This debate will be Jonathan's undoing!
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Now we would know who has real issues as the opposition cannot comment reasonably well without attacking Mr President.
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