The Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress
Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, on Monday said the presidential
candidates from the other political parties present at the Arise TV town hall
meeting were “confessing like witches.”
The debate which was organised by Arise TV in collaboration
with the Centre for Development and
Democracy held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on Sunday night.
Keyamo, who earlier justified his party’s presidential
candidate’s absence at the meeting said, “They are busy confessing like witches
and cancelling themselves out.
“They’re calling out those deceiving some gullible Nigerians
and repackaging themselves as ‘new breeds’.
“Let them fight to finish; we at the APC are not disguising;
we are defending our records with our full chest!”
Tinubu and Shettima are presently in
Niger State for a town hall meeting with agro-allied and commodity groups in
Minna.
Keyamo also said that Tinubu was already speaking to
Nigerians directly, hence he did not need to be present at the Arise TV town
hall meeting
He said, “The APC presidential candidate in the forthcoming
2023 presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, did not attend the
Presidential Debate organised by ARISE TV on Sunday, November 6, 2022, for the
following reasons:
“Firstly, many radio and TV networks in Nigeria have
indicated interests to host such debates and out of deference to other TV and
radio stations, our candidate will not be making selective appearances in some
networks, whilst ignoring others. As President of Nigeria, by the Special Grace
of God, he intends to treat all persons and businesses fairly and equally.
“Secondly, 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.
“Thirdly, 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.
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