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Tinubu: I’m too busy to attend debates, interviews; APC will explain my plans to Nigerians

Bola Tinubu, the All Progress (APC) candidate for president, has stated that he is unable to participate in presidential debates, TV appeara...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief November 07, 2022
Updated November 7, 2022 at 11:59 AM
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Tinubu: I’m too busy to attend debates, interviews; APC will explain my plans to Nigerians

Bola Tinubu, the All Progress (APC) candidate for president, has stated that he is unable to participate in presidential debates, TV appearances, or radio interviews due to his "packed and frantic campaign schedule." Mr. Tinubu asked APC supporters to inform Nigerians of the specifics of his platform.

Mr. Tinubu's absence from the presidential town hall series, which was held on Sunday at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja and was presented by ARISE TV in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), was addressed in a statement by Festus Keyamo, his campaign spokesman. 

The former Lagos governor said he had no intention of honouring any of the numerous interview requests he received from TV and radio stations, as it would be unfair to appear “in some networks, whilst ignoring others.”

According to the statement, the APC standard-bearer, who said he realised the importance of speaking directly to Nigerians, stressed he had already organised town hall meetings in Kano, Lagos and intended to interact with agro and commodity groups in Minna, Niger, on Monday.

The presidential hopeful urged APC faithful to engage in grassroots campaigns and educate voters on the contents of his manifesto.

“We urge all our party structures and supporters at the grassroots to continue to organise town hall meetings to educate Nigerians on the Action Plan of our candidate,” the statement noted.

While the presidential town hall series was ongoing, Mr Tinubu was sighted at the birthday party of his associate, retired colonel Sani Bello, some 6.4 km (an eight-minute drive) from the venue. 

Mr Tinubu, in previous public addresses, made slurred and incoherent statements, stirring concerns about his health and mental capacity to manage the country in 2023 and beyond. 

In one of his latest gaffes, he had hailed Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai’s creativity “in turning a rotten situation into a bad one.” 

Given the low ratings, Mr Tinubu’s public relations stunts have earned him, his aides have kept him out of public scrutiny.

The APC is gaining notoriety for shunning presidential debates as incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari ignored such debates in the 2015 and 2019 debates.

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