The Presidential Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said Monday that its presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, will not take part in any presidential debates, but would rather embark on a town hall meetings across the country.

In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the organization said that Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will interact with Nigerians during the town hall meetings and explain directly to citizens the policy thrust of their envisaged administration and how the set objectives will be achieved.

Shehu said that the town hall meetings will kick off in Lagos on Monday with a robust interaction between Buhari/Osibanjo and the Organised Private Sector.

The statement said the party was compelled to chart this course because of the compelling need to have a person-to-person interactive sessions during which pertinent questions will be posed to the candidates and responses provided.

He said: “Our campaign decided to chart this path because we cannot afford to shy away from the more pressing urgency to have one-on-one interactions with Nigerians through town hall meetings.

“The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation wishes to announce the commencement of town hall meetings ahead of the February 14 presidential election. Due to the more pressing urgency to have an open interaction with Nigerians, the campaign will be organising town hall meetings in different parts of the country.

“The town hall meetings kicked off today (Monday) in Lagos with a public interaction between the presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, his running mate Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and representatives of Organised Private Sector.

“On Tuesday, the town hall meeting will hold in Kano with traders and market associations. Thereafter, the meeting will hold in Benin with labour and civil society leaders.

“The focus of the town hall meeting will then shift to Ibadan where students and youth groups will be engaging Gen. Buhari and Prof. Osinbajo, while Enugu and Port Harcourt will follow suit.

“The direction the that the campaign will be moving in the countdown to the election day is to have as many as possible person-to-person interactive sessions for Nigerians to hear directly from the presidential candidate and his running mate.”

The APCPCO, however, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to explain to Nigerians what led to the stampede at the Nigeria Immigration Service job recruitment exercise where several Nigerians lost their lives.

www.thenationonlineng.net/new/buhari-begins-town-hall-meetings/

DesChyko:
Lol.. What class of elites still attend 'town hall meetings'??..
Even keke drivers find it outdated. Well, that's where he belongs, amongst the poorly-informed, else he'ld have been better prepared with his certificate issues amongst others.

eighTHREAD:
people like you are the reason GEJ is fast losing it. Instead of you guys to advice him to follow buhari's campaign style(even when you know you are not innovative in establish a new trend), you tell him to carry on with thesame PDP style that has lost him a lot of love. There's no crime in copy copy.

DesChyko:


Oga park well jare.. When GEJ visited the war torn Borno, what did you say? Alakoba ni yen. No be only town meeting. Make he go village square.
Nigeria is going global and he's hiding in town halls while the world awaits to see him strut his stuff on TV. Did he forget his brains in 1985?
In case you don't know, even backward progress in still change.

DesChyko:
Lol.. What class of elites still attend 'town hall meetings'??..
Even keke drivers find it outdated. Well, that's where he belongs, amongst the poorly-informed, else he'ld have been better prepared with his certificate issues amongst others.

DesChyko:

Nigeria is going global and he's hiding in town halls while the world awaits to see him strut his stuff on TV. Did he forget his brains in 1985?

Gboliwe:
Hahahahahha. Very smart move to avoid disgracing himself.
"...where he will be engaged..." Akuko!!! What does he have that we will engage in?mcheeeeeeeew. A safe harbour for him to hide behind his running mate who will do all the talking.
How long does a debate take? An entire millennium? Smh

You guys should stop sounding as if the debate is a matter of life and death or the only way to approach the electorates...if APC want to explore alternative means of reaching the electorates ...so be it..."

Gboliwe:
Hahahahahha. Very smart move to avoid disgracing himself.
"...where he will be engaged..." Akuko!!! What does he have that we will engage in?mcheeeeeeeew. A safe harbour for him to hide behind his running mate who will do all the talking.
How long does a debate take? An entire millennium? Smh

GARRIx7:
Barcanista do you now see why you should have trusted in APC's strategists?

MyMouth:

Would the town hall meeting not be attended by people? Would questions not be asked and answered? For me the town hall meeting where I will meet the candidate one on one and ask questions and get answers is far better than a televised debate where i would not have the opportunity to ask questions or not even able to watch due to blackout generated by Gej's power companies. Mark my words, generations to come would adopt this model against the normal arrangee debate!

Gboliwe:


You talk too much! Kai! The question is, how long does a debate take?