On the heels of the controversy surrounding the ongoing presidential debates in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general election, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to take steps to enact a law to make participation in presidential and governorship debates mandatory part of Nigeria’s electoral process.
The CNPP in a statement signed by its secretary general, Chief Willy Ezugwu, recalled that in the history of election debates in the country, it is either that some candidates deliberately refused to attend the debates or they were excluded by the organisers based on their prejudices.
According to the CNPP, legalising the presidential and governorship debates will go a long way in helping the electorates to make informed decisions on the choice of the chief executive officer of a state or the Federal Republic of Nigeria or even the choice of a lawmaker to represent his or her constituency.
The CNPP added that in advanced…
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