"The AAC is one of the three largest parties in Nigeria. In fact, we were within the top three parties in the online poll that was organised by Channels TV to determine the participants in the presidential debates. We demand that the unaltered results of that poll be published. It is unconscionable that our candidates will be left out of the VP and Presidential debates when smaller political parties that fared worse in the polls, and do not have the reach or strength that our party commands across the country, were included.

"The African Action Congress (AAC) has called for inclusion in the presidential debate being organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON).

As earlier reported by Saharareporters, NEDG and BON confirmed pn Tuesday evening that only five political parties would participate in its scheduled presidential debate.
The parties are Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP).

However, the AAC has questioned the decision to include only five political parties, excluding Omoyele Sowore and Dr. Rabiu Ahmed Rufai, the AAC presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively.

A statement by Dr. Malcolm Fabiyi, Director-General of the TakeItBack Movement/Sowore 2019 Campaign, issued on Tuesday, read: "We demand to know the criteria that were used for selecting the parties that will participate in the debates.

"The AAC is one of the three largest parties in Nigeria. In fact, we were within the top three parties in the online poll that was organised by Channels TV to determine the participants in the presidential debates. We demand that the unaltered results of that poll be published.

"It is unconscionable that our candidates will be left out of the VP and Presidential debates when smaller political parties that fared worse in the polls, and do not have the reach or strength that our party commands across the country, were included.

"We also note that our presidential candidate has won every major independent and objective poll against the candidates from the alternative parties. Yet somehow, those parties made it to the debates while our candidates did not.

"We demand that NEDG and BON publicly declare the criteria that were used for selecting the participants. Any debate about Nigeria’s future and the 2019 elections that does not include the AAC is a farce. Nigerians cannot be fooled.

“We expect that this grave injustice will be rectified immediately, ahead of the VP debates on December 14. Nigerians must not be cheated out of a robust debate about our nation’s future. Nigeria MUST progress."

Similarly, Sowore, the AAC presidential candidate, blasted the organisers of the debate, tweeting: “First they excluded @aacparty from the signing of Peace Agreement &Memorandum of understanding by presidential candidates & party chairmen in Abuja today, just emerged also they don’t want me to participate in the presidential debates, they claim I am out of control and may spill what I know about these oldies publicly during debates. These old guards still don’t get it!”

He condemned the organizers for presenting to Nigerians a streamlined number of political parties, thereby denying access to others as guaranteed by the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage, which states that “the government shall abide by institutional, regulatory and legal frameworks requiring equitable access to State media by parties and candidates contesting elections”. The code, which was adopted on October 30, 2014, binds all media organisations, including BON.

Some Nigerians have reacted to the exclusion, including #EndSars movement convener, @Segalink tweeting: “They made a mistake with the listing. It would have been more interesting to have @YeleSowore included in this. There are five here and it could very well have been six. One will certainly be absent.”

@Alatenumo tweeted “I expected @obyzeks and @feladurotoye and Kingsley to Speak out and ask for Yele’s inclusion. Injustice happens when men and women of goodwill stay silent.”

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2018/12/11/%E2%80%98we%E2%80%99re-one-largest-parties%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-sowores-aac-kicks-against-exclusion
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They should have added Sowore because one person must definitely be absent

Yes we know through your noise making, and your struggle with the police and army


we know you are only making awareness for 2032

As much as I want you to have a shot at the presidency, this statement is delusional

Dude would blast Atiku and Buhathief for debate die.

The 2 parties i know are my darling PDP and that Apshit, all others are end of the year parties

Largest party in your dream i guess

AAC
AUTOMATED
AIR
CONDITIONER

Have you ever had of a dreamer boy?
Asa song comes in mind

Largest in heart.

Sowore can be described as the lizard that jumped from the high Iroko tree to the ground and said he would praise himself if no one else did ...

Grandiose delusion

Lol, mumu parry with 200members nation wide

I wonder the motive behind your exclusion

Ok...I af ear you....

There's a mental illness called Delusuons of grandeur.

Sowore should go for a check up.

Na by size?

who are those deceiving this guy na

Unfair... Buh Sowore sef for cast all of dem...

This idiot that is secretly working for Tinubu and buhari. If his not working for APC how cone he send boys to go and vandalised pdp billboards while leaving apc billboard ?

I weep for those commenting up there. Nigeria is bound to have more illiterate people, and this shall spill doom to the country.
I hope my Yoruba people understand this earlier and make sure we have our own country. Just imaging those comment up there.
Sad*

All these mushroom parties

#soworemustdebate

delusion begins to set in

Why was he not included?

PRESENTATION:
Dude would blast Atiku and Buhathief for debate die.

That's why they avoided him.

To be very candid ehnn....people like Sowore are very cerebral and astute, only if they can be given a chance!

The way him, Moghalu, Duke and even Durotoye will floor all contestants during any debate ehn, it will make them the obvious choice to be voted for. But No, Nigerians will still follow the recycled politicians.

And yet, we keep lamenting and wondering how we find ourselves here, when the answer is staring right at us at the polls.

dunkem21:
They should have added Sowore because one person must definitely be absent

Buhari will definitely be Absent. Even if he's there, you will barely hear what he's says. He will just wobble and muddle every words together as if there's very hot and peppery potatoes in his mouth. Very incoherent Impostor.

By the time election is finished, and u got only 1,766 votes out of millions of voters, your eyes go clear

It is true