Presidential debate in Nigeria a political entertainment —Shehu Sani

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has described presidential debates in the country as a sort of political entertainment.

Sani was reacting to the Arise TV presidential town hall meeting organized for presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 elections.

Four presidential candidates — Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP); Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP); Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was represented by his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa; and Kola Abiola, Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), participated in the first series of the meeting held in Abuja on Sunday.

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The participants were robustly interrogated on ways they tended to address issues of security and economy in the country.

However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was absent from the event.

His presidential campaign council had in a statement explained the reason for his absence at the event.

Sani, who commented on the development in a tweet on Monday, said presidential debates were good but immaterial in Nigeria.

The former lawmaker noted that the debate would not have much influence on candidates Nigerians would cast their votes for next year.

He wrote: “In our peculiar kind of politics,Debate is good but it’s just a political entertainment. Many People have made up their mind who they will vote for and who they will not vote for.”

By Ambali Abdulkabeer

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