TINUBU HAS NO PLAN TO ATTEND ANY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – KEYAMO TELLS NIGERIANS 

The candidate of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, Bola Tinubu on Sunday shunned the presidential debate organised by Arise Television and a civic group, the latest such miss by the APC candidate.

In reaction to why Mr Tinubu was absent at Sunday’s event, the spokesperson of the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Festus Keyamo said Mr Tinubu did not attend to avoid “selective appearance.”

Mr Keyamo, in the Sunday statement, further explained that several television stations have indicated interest to host similar events. However, Mr Tinubu has no plan to attend any but prefers to speak to Nigerians directly, he said.

Keyamo said, “Firstly, many radio and TV networks in Nigeria have indicated interest to host such debates and out of deference to other TV and radio stations, our candidate will not be making selective appearances on some networks, whilst ignoring others."