The All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be not be featuring in televised debates on national television and radio, being organised by the Broadcast Organisation of Nigeria (BON), because of the unhidden bias and campaign of calumny by some key organisers of the programme, against the political interest of the party (APC) and its candidates.
Garba Shehu, Director Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) said in a press statement on Thursday in Abuja that the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) powered debate was fraught with fundamental errors from the outset, by wearing the toga of government control, especially being composed mainly of agencies and allies of the incumbent People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) administration.
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The APCPCO spokesman further explained that the boycott by the APC should not be seen as disrespect to Nigerian voters, or an alibi for the party to dodge public scrutiny; but it must be viewed as an honourable right not to consent to any activity that could distract, demean, denigrate or derail the fast-moving train of the party.
“The APC is a party of progressive intellectuals, genuine technocrats, successful businessmen and women, and most of all eminent and courteous people of honour who would never condescend to the level of sadistic gutter propaganda, all in the name of political exigency and crass opportunism,” Shehu said.
He noted that that many Government-controlled media have clipped the wings of APC promotional advertisements on one excuse on the other adding that, until a court upturned their decision recently, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shutdown some telecom portals for soliciting legitimate campaign funds from members of the public for APC.
“Aside, elements close to sitting President Goodluck Jonathan have commissioned series of derogatory and death threat advertorials against the person, family and associates of the opposition leader, General Muhammadu Buhari, to which the APC had sent letters of complaint to the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of State Security, Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria (APCON), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the erring media that published or aired such offensive adverts or documentaries.
“None of our letters of protest has been attended to by the authorities. So whatever the incumbent President wants to do with the instrument of state to harass members of the opposition into humiliating submission would not work. The APC/Buhari campaign is now a people’s movement. The more they try to rubbish it, the more popular we are with the populace.
“We are not shadow-chasers or moonwalkers. The APC is concerned mainly with the lack of unity and security in Nigeria; plus the growing decimation of lives, property and territory of our great country due to preventable insurgency; the slumbering economy; decaying educational system; absence of jobs; poor public health; and the cancerous institutionalisation of corruption in our national life. You can’t fool the people all the time. Nigerians will vote out their oppressors come February 14.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Simply put APC PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT IS A PAINTED SEPULCHER WHO CANT FACE GEJ IN A DEBATE. Why not organise a debate and invite GEJ and let us know if he will refuse.
ReplyDeleteWhen it was organised in 2011 by a neutral body,did gej attend? If u hv nottin reasonable 2 say beta be quiet.
DeleteLooking at this photograph and the body language of both politicians says a lot about Jonathan.You can see Buhari looking directly at Jonathan's eye while on Jonathan's part he couldn't look up to Buhari's eyes.For professionals who deals with people you must know what that tells you about someone
ReplyDeleteYou are not a body language reader. The picture show Buhari pushing or holding back. They call it fright
DeleteGEJ is a Learned man and have been well groomed. Buhari is of Jonathan father age (an Old man) that is not fit to rule but should be attending to his grand-children issues at home and his way of thinking is morally low, he cannot walk well and full of symptoms of sickness.-Buhari will be a shame to Nigeria the Giant of Africa.
DeleteYes he went @Tarauni, don't u have TV in ur house den
ReplyDeleteBuhari hv norin to offer why should he attend?
ReplyDeleteYeah!!! I agree with you... your GEJ that has something to offer let him do so, I hope he will not look everybody in the eyes and tell them he did nothing; just like he did in Rivers State Rally on wednesday
DeleteHe has been dudging debates wherevere he will be asked questions because he cannot express Himslf. Even the one organized by his so called US campaign organizer in united states he also refused to go so all these are sign of a inferiority compress nothing upstairs and all these bordered on the level of education he has what do expect by a person who could not obtain common Deploma and just struggling with WASC
ReplyDeleteYour GEJ that have PHD has superiority complex eh!!! check out his tenses!!!... PHD my fat toe
DeleteThank you APC... you just read my mind!!! We have known wrong for so many years ... we have been seeing wrong as right but I believe the time has come for us to stand and challenge wrong and put it in its proper place. they sing for only PDP let them organise for only PDP.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm even d last debate he attended with for governor of kano state. D man came first, sorry to our country if Buhari win d election bcz he hve nothing to offer nigerian.
ReplyDeleteAm sorry APC can not take Nigerians for granted by refusing to attend Presidential debate to tell Nigerian her Manisfesto. Nigerians will not return to Military Regime of Buhari Tofiaqa-We will not Vote Buhari , until he tells Nigerians his Manisfesto-the vote of Buhari has fallen down to 20 % giving GEJ 75 % ahead of Buhari. Pls Vote PDP, Vote Continuety.
ReplyDeleteBuhari a stark illitarte, what do u guys expect him to say at the debate. He can't even express himself not to talk of intelligent debate. Mscheeeeeew. abeg excuse me.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures show that Buhari is pushing back. It is a shame
ReplyDeleteEducation matters in Leadership Buhari should not try to escape from debate giving unjustified excuses but should stop campaigning because Nigerians will not vote for him- because he has no manifesto for Nigerians. Buhari cannot come to rule Nigerians the way he destroy us in 1984 . God forbid, innocent people were killed and jailed for 100-600yrs without genuine reasons by Buhari. We will not vote for BUHARI-Old Junta.
ReplyDeleteWhere is my write up, u guys are obviously pro GMB cos all my write ups have not been published na wa ooh
ReplyDeleteTHE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT ONE CANNOT GIVE WHAT HE/ SHE DOES NOT HAVE. HOW CAN A PERSON WHO HAVE NO WASC FACE A PHD HOLDER. BUHARI CAN NEVER PARTICIPATE IN THE DEBATE. THIS IS NOT MILITARY ERA.
ReplyDeleteWhat difference does it make? After all only less than one percent of the country will hear this stupid debate because there is no electricity for television. And, what exactly is Jonathan going to debate about: the 60% unemployment among youths, the king cobra corruption under his supervision, insecurity? What exactly is he going to be talking about? Please don't waste our time.
ReplyDeletePhd my foot,how has that made the country better?
ReplyDeleteThis is not classroom debate,but policy explanation ,what does pot hole digger (Phd) has to offer,many of dem no get common sense and just lie and confuse populace,has his phd made your life better in anyway?
you guys are talking about a retire infantry general who has seen bullets and high calibre explosives , what is a mere debate to GMB. besides, GEJ. who could not publicly declare his assets is now quick at calling for a debate. I smell a rat. WISDOM is profitable to direct.
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