Presidential debate set to hold on February 8

The long-awaited Presidential election debate will hold on 8th of February 2015, while the vice presidential debate will hold on 1st of February . This was make known by Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG). Prof. Sola Omole, Chairman of the NEDG stated that 13 out of the 14 candidates for the presidential and vice presidential debates have confirmed their participation in the debates.

The Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG), organizers of the Presidential Debate Series, is an amalgamation of the Nigeria’s Mass Media, Print and Electronic, the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), The Nigeria Bar Association, National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, market women and other civil society groups.

Prof Omole noted that debates are a major component of any democracy as the candidates will have the opportunity of interacting with the Nigerian electorate and based on that Nigerians will make informed decisions going into the polls

He further stressed that the debates will be strictly based on issues and appealed to all the candidates that their language must be decent and not derogatory, no hate and inciting comments will be tolerated adding that NEDG believes all political interactions and activities should be at a respectable level.