RUNNING MATES RUN FROM DEBATE

The majority of the 23 gubernatorial running mates in the November 16 election shied away from the debate organized for them by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group, NEDG, in Awka.
In the morning session where 12 of the deputy governorship candidates were listed to attend, only four showed up.
Those that were present were Ebo Kenneth Chukwuemeka of AD, Ikechukwu Godwin Okagbue of ACPN, Ralph Okeke of APC and Nkem Okeke of APGA.
The pattern followed what happened during the workshop organized by the special adviser to the President on inter party matters, Senator Ndi Obi in which only a handful of the governorship candidates and their running mates attended. The debate for the governorship candidates is billed for today, Thursday, also at the Women Development Center, Awka and indications are that most of the candidates whose names appear on the INEC list as candidates may also not participate, thereby negating the objective of the exercise.
Source: Vanguard