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#2019Debate: Buhari, Atiku boycott presidential debate (Live Updates)
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Which candidate are you rooting for in tonight's Presidential debate? #Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/EtoKOU23Cp
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YPP candidate, Prof. @MoghaluKingsley is confident he will be sworn in as president come May 29, 2019.#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/oMFEXHafDO
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"We have been ruled and not led for the past 50years. We have been failed by leadership.
"I am running for president because I have dedicated my life to the service of the people of Nigeria." – @feladurotoye #2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/PYm4gzkVx5
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"I have the capacity and character to take on this new challenge." – @obyezeks #2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/JyBMU0c37Q
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"The three most important sectors I will focus on as president are Agriculture, housing construction and road construction." – @feladurotoye#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/rJ4BTrKPGk
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"Our plan is to lift at least 80 million Nigerians out of poverty." – ACPN's @obyezeks#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/va2dlYOlFZ
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"We intend to recruit about 1.5 million Nigerians into the Police force over four years." – YPP's @MoghaluKingsley #Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/Em2hL7a4pJ
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"The private sector must lead the economy. It's the private sector that creates sustainable jobs." – @obyezeks#2019Debate #PresidentialDebate pic.twitter.com/Quan8fsc5V
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My government will focus on building infrastructure in the ICT sector, and then make sure that the infrastructure moves closer to the rural areas." – @MoghaluKingsley#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/4VaWQpdfxw
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"I am not surprised they (Buhari and Atiku) are not here…. We showed up for this debate because we believe that it is time for a new governance for Nigeria." – @obyezeks#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 #NigeriaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/L6A2k1Hcl4
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"The APC and the PDP, one is a kettle the other is a pot, and they call themselves black." – @MoghaluKingsley#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/NMhO6vqt8K
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"There are three things that will do to secure our borders. We will invest in drones, we must strenghten our border control forces, and also work with the communities on the borders to ensure the poeple report any trespassing." – @feladurotoye#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/kEdPoe2La5
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My government will build a 21st century Police force that can combat kidnapping and other security issues. What we have now in Nigeria is not a police force." –@MoghaluKingsley#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/5OhtGxoJ65
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My presidency will make every Nigerian feel a Nigerian…. No part of Nigeria will complain of marginalisation under my presidency because every part will be well represented in my government." – @MoghaluKingsley#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/h98F3pM7bU
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"We must modernise teaching. We must equip teachers with the new knowledge of the economy as required in the classroom." – @obyezeks#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/NDYqahdXGt
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"I will end ASUU strikes in Nigeria!" – Kingsley Moghalu.#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate @MoghaluKingsley pic.twitter.com/9gWV60FUmq
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My government will provide free transport system for school children, ensure that after-school programmes are strenghtened, and asol enforce the law to arrest parents that keep their children away from school." – @feladurotoye#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/MD5FVc1Rel
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My government will expand access to the National Health Insurance Scheme." – @obyezeks#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate @NhisNg pic.twitter.com/ZePbN4Pd7x
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My goverment will ensure that everyone above the age of 60 and everyone below the age of 5 will have access to free health care. Including pregnant women." – @feladurotoye #2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/Xcn9SANlC4
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"50% of my cabinet will consist of young people… my government will also ensure that our young people are competing globally." – @obyezeks#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/JSIn3VDGAE
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"I don't think @APCNigeria would be able to defend their anticorruption record, because if they could, they would have been here to defend it." – @feladurotoye#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/Zxb4zuPuvc
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"I am the first Nigerian presidential candidate since 1999 to choose a female vice-presidential candidate." – @MoghaluKingsley#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/pKOS1zwrkp
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"My goverment will ensure that girls in school are safe especially in the north." – @feladurotoye#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/T9Dg9D6YZ9
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"Educating the girl child is very important for any nation in the world, especially one like ours that is struggling with development." – @obyezeks#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/sKAoRNWyIj
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
"The APC and the PDP have brought our country to a sorry part… the presidency of Nigeria is a very serious responsibilty, and I am ready to take it up." – @MoghaluKingsley#Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate pic.twitter.com/FbcH3HsNzv
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"Make sure that on the 16th of February 2019, you vote wisely." – @obyezeks#2019Debate #Presidentialdebate2019 pic.twitter.com/hM4hyq1Flf
— Ripples Nigeria (@RipplesNG) January 19, 2019
#2019Debate: ‘You can’t shave a man’s head in his absence’, Atiku cites Buhari’s absence for own boycott https://t.co/GKXVgLvd5f pic.twitter.com/hHq7bnoTcT
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#2019Debate: ‘My busy schedule clashed with the debate’, Buhari explains boycott https://t.co/RsZddriZ4p pic.twitter.com/DXDMeF8rdn
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