By Yemi Adebowale, Mila Yakubu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday announced it will not be featuring in the on-going electioneering public debates on national television and radio, being organized by the Broadcast Organization of Nigeria (BON).

According to Garba Shehu, Director Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) in a press statement on Thursday in Abuja, “The Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) powered debate was fraught with fundamental errors from the outset, by wearing the toga of government control, especially being composed mainly of agencies and allies of the incumbent People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) administration.”

[size=15pt]However, BREAKING TIMES investigations on Thursday reveal that APC called off Buhari’s participation in the debate considering General Buhari’s poor preparation and his inability to master relevant details on economy, corruption, unemployment, agriculture, power and other key sectors of the economy. A frustrated communications team had spent the last one week trying to prepare the APC presidential candidate for the debate to no avail.[/size]

A source in the Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation who spoke to BREAKING TIMES on Thursday night on condition of anonymity disclosed that the communications team gave up on Buhari when a foreign consultant flown in from the United States to prep the 72 year old former military Head of State concluded his session hurriedly and angrily as General Buhari showed no improvements in catching up with his mastery of key issues.

According to our source, the APC would not risk anything under the heavens to expose Buhari in his current state to any serious debate.

“It was so bad that even the right pronunciation of certain words was quite difficult. Buhari’s accent was a major issue of concern but the communications team had hoped to get this sorted before the debate but it wasn’t working out. You will notice that even his grasp of the issues during his rallies has been quite incoherent. The team was left with no choice but to call off his participation. Of course they won’t give the public details but this is what happened. The only choice left for the team now is to push Prof. Osinbajo who is more articulate to speak more for the campaign”, the source said.

It will be recalled that in 2011, General Muhammadu Buhari as CPC presidential candidate shunned the same BON debate on the pretext that President Jonathan refused to attend another debate organized by NN 24 TV channel.

BREAKING TIMES investigations on Thursday reveal that APC called off Buhari’s participation in the debate considering General Buhari’s poor preparation and his inability to master relevant details on economy, corruption, unemployment, agriculture, power and other key sectors of the economy.

Mogidi:

sincerenigerian:
Op, this is the video of 2011 presidential debate Buhari participated in.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsRhP4eRFSU


You are making it look like Buhari is a dunce like Jonathan. .

Mogidi:


He has no clue regarding the major issues and he wants to govern, only in naija.

Bifwoli:


That's when you know GMB is just running for prestige of office but has zero vision and no actionplan.

Where there's no vision,the people perish.

According to our source, the APC would not risk anything under the heavens to [size=18pt]expose Buhari in his current state[/size] to any serious debate.

Mogidi:


Its probably worse than first imagined.

sincerenigerian:


Help yourself with this video.

Mogidi:


I have better things to do than watch Buhari chew gworo throughout the debate, thanks anyhow.

seges:

Joker!All you supporters of Goodlcuk Jonathan are shameless for supporting such a corrupt man.

fareed69:


Were is it written in the Constitution that he must attend if he says NO, then let him be.
Na by Force.

Mogidi:




http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/inside-story-why-buhari-absconded-from-debate-with-jonathan/

OgologoDimkpa:
Buhari is a stack illiterate. He absconded not to ridicule himself.
Everybody knows this.

GEJ till 2019!!

clevvermind:
APC just confirmed what PDP has been saying, that
APC is just a party of propaganda and
cosmetics. They have no substance and can
not contribute anything positive to this
country.
Obviously they know Buhari will not be able to
sell himself to the Nigerian electorate, so they
have come up with this flimsy excuse. It is
shame that anytime the Nigerian people call
on Buhari to come and tell us a few things
about this country, he will decline. Please
Buhari, if you can not answer to us, if you are
too big or timid to talk to Nigerians, tell us
how you want to lead this country?
Or, perhaps, the man (Buhari) will just be a
ceremonial president, while Tinubu will rule
the country from his bedroom! Actually, I am
convinced that is the plan of the APC, after
all Buhari was the ceremonial president
during his time with Idiagbon. Gen. Idiagbon,
was the real mr integrity, not this man that is
too afraid to even defend himself, let alone
Nigeria.

Mogidi:
He can run but he can't hide.

clevvermind:
APC just confirmed what PDP has been saying, that
APC is just a party of propaganda and
cosmetics. They have no substance and can
not contribute anything positive to this
country.
Obviously they know Buhari will not be able to
sell himself to the Nigerian electorate, so they
have come up with this flimsy excuse. It is
shame that anytime the Nigerian people call
on Buhari to come and tell us a few things
about this country, he will decline. Please
Buhari, if you can not answer to us, if you are
too big or timid to talk to Nigerians, tell us
how you want to lead this country?
Or, perhaps, the man (Buhari) will just be a
ceremonial president, while Tinubu will rule
the country from his bedroom! Actually, I am
convinced that is the plan of the APC, after
all Buhari was the ceremonial president
during his time with Idiagbon. Gen. Idiagbon,
was the real mr integrity, not this man that is
too afraid to even defend himself, let alone
Nigeria.

stebell:
Buhari be involved in a debate? hw is that possible na Mogidi. A man that cannot pronounce the name of his running mate well, a man who has been falling the hands of Fash n Amaechi, na wa o.

Abeg, GEJ till Buhari shows up.