Femi Adesina, spokesman of
President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president never committed to attending the
presidential debate.
Buhari, who is presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was absent at the debate
which held on Saturday.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) had withdrawn from the exercise, citing Buhari’s
absence.
Speaking when he featured on a
Channels TV programme, Adesina said there is no law which says Buhari must
attend the debate.
“I am not sure he also gave a
commitment that he was going to be there,” Adesina said.
“If he gave a firm commitment,
possibly in writing to the invitation, it is a different matter. I don’t think
there was that kind of commitment.”
He added former President
Olusegun Obasanjo never featured in presidential debates.
According to him, “we are in this
country when a president that served two terms also refused to show up in the
debate. President Olusegun Obasanjo was in office for two terms and he never
showed up for any debate.
“President Buhari has been in the
debate in the past as candidate. There is no law that compels you to attend
debate, it is a voluntary thing. So, you may choose to attend or choose not to
attend.”
Below is a video of the
programme:
Just see how APC has failed woefully for this useless comment of yours, shame on you people, bunch of disappointments, you people did not have anything to offer at all
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