This Day
18 March 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan and Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) – both of whom are presidential candidates in next month’s polls – held a secret meeting in
This is even as THISDAY has learnt that the TV presidential debate to be organised by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has been tentatively fixed for Tuesday, March 29.
The presidential election will hold on April 9, one and a half weeks after the debate.
BON is an organisation of government-owned as well as private television stations, including AIT and Channels, and has traditionally organised presidential debates since 1999, although flag bearers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have always failed to participate.
Jonathan, who has been criticised for turning down invitations to debates especially the one organised by NN24 TV, recently expressed readiness to participate in the “traditional” BON-organised debate.
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