{"id":60790,"date":"2022-11-06T21:34:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T20:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/?p=60790"},"modified":"2022-11-06T21:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T20:34:51","slug":"tinubu-atiku-boycott-presidential-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/tinubu-atiku-boycott-presidential-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu, Atiku boycott presidential debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and his counterpart in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar were both missing at a town hall series designed to enable aspirants to speak on their plans for Nigeria.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, Atiku was represented by his running mate, Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.<\/p>\n

Among some of the candidates of Nigeria\u2019s 18 presidential candidates who were invited for the debate, a \u2018presidential town hall\u2019 organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development and Arise Television, only Peter Obi of the Labour Party; Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP) and presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, Kola Abiola, attended the event in person.<\/p>\n

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#AriseTVTownHall<\/a> OKOWA ON INSECURITY:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to emphasize coordinated intelligence gathering and sharing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need more boots on the ground to address insecurity in Nigeria. We need to evolve policing in Nigeria to ensure that people who have a better understanding\u2026<\/p>\n

— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n