Arise TV says candidates participating in the 2023
presidential election must respect the constitution and ensure they respond to
questions from the media on their manifestos.
On November 25, the broadcast media announced that its third
presidential town hall series will hold on December 4, with four presidential
candidates expected to attend on the said day.
However, the Bola Tinubu campaign organisation said its
presidential candidate will not attend, citing a lack of prior discussion on
the matter with Arise TV, as a reason for the non-attendance.
The campaign organisation had also warned Arise TV against
using its candidate’s photograph on advertisements for the town hall meeting.
But in another poster announcing the town hall meeting on
Tuesday, Arise TV listed Tinubu as one of the invited candidates, and quoted
section 22 of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.
“The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass
media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained
in this chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the
government to the people,” the aforementioned section reads.
The broadcast media said it is expected of a presidential
candidate to “respond to questions from independent journalists”.
“In furtherance to
this constitutional duty, Arise news channel will host the third in the series
of the presidential town hall and expects all candidates seeking elections to
form a government under this constitution, to respect the letters and spirit of
the law, either on Arise news channel or any broadcast channel or media of
their choice, to respond to questions from independent journalists, in keeping
with the fundamental objectives, responsibility and accountability required by
the constitution for those who wish to lead us,” Arise TV added.
Aside from Tinubu, other candidates expected on December 4
are Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of Labour
Party (LP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
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