APC Plans To Boycott TV Debate

 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: APC Shuns TV Debate

APC Presidential candidate

The Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari, made a declaration on Thursday, 29th January, 2015  in a press release of its plan to boycott the Presidential debate.

 According to Buhari's Media Campaign Director, Garba Shehu,  the organizers of the said debate were wearing the toga of government control, especially being composed mainly of agencies and allies of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.


He also said that Buhari will exempt himself from such debates being organised by broadcast stations that have denigrated and maligned his person and that of his family.

 The organizers of the debates are the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Africa Independent Television (AIT)

Shehu said “The avalanche of inflammatory statements, misinformation and blatant lies being propagated by some of these media against our Party and candidates, contrary to the Kofi Annan brokered Abuja Peace Accord, and the failure of these aggressors to desist and apologise, have left the APC Campaign with no option than to steer clear of any premeditated smear campaign that could be inimical to our prospective electoral success.”


However, the party said that General Buhari had been preparing for debates and would be willing to participate when the organisations involved are considered to be neutral.


 The media is expected to respond appropriately and be non partisan in the discharge of its duties.