Nigerian Presidential Candidates Mock Nigerians With Absence In Debate

The Nigerian political scene leaves a lot to be desired and for obvious reasons show the level of disrespect its Presidential candidates have for the entire citizenry with their absence from the presidential debate organized by Arise Television.

The presidential debate is intended to bring the candidates closer to the electorates and create a better understanding of their manifestoes and their agenda for the country in general, and a choice for a candidate to absent themselves from such vital discussion, shows the gap in responsibility elite politicians have for the Nigerian people.

Of the numerous candidates contesting for the 2023 presidential debate, only five presidential candidates were present at the debate on Arise Television to discuss their manifestoes.

In attendance were Peter Obi of Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Kola Abiola of the Peoples Redemption Party.

For the Peoples Democratic Party, the elite political party in the country chose to mock the entire populace with the presence of a stand-in in the person of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for Atiku Abubakar who stands as the main contender for the presidential seat.

It then begs the moral question of whether the would-be administration of the Peoples Democratic Party if elected into power would governed instead by a stand-in president rather than the actual president elected into the seat.

The PDP’s strongest opposition, the All Progressives Congress is another case entirely, with its presidential candidate and flag bearer choosing to absent himself and tower above the general population of Nigerians to deny electorates an eye into his plans for the future of the country.

This is a real problem for many electorates, specifically for a lot of Nigerians who have held grievances towards the way the country has been led in the last 23 years between both parties, with no accounts or respect being shown to the general populace whatsoever.

It has become a political scene run by the elites, of the elites and for the elites with the elites deciding how they do things with no reason given whatsoever.

Perhaps the next 4 years post the 2023 elections will have Nigerians having to contend with an absentee president or a stand-in president while the economy continues to be shown massive disrespect.