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Buhari yet to decide on whether to take part in presidential debate - Presidency

- The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, says Muhammadu Buhari has not yet reached a decision regarding participating in the presidential debate scheduled for January 19

- Adesina says the that president’s s decision on the issue will be made public to Nigerians in due time

The PDP says Buhari must attend the debate as its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is ready to debate with the president in any location he chooses, even if it was inside aso villa

President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to decide on whether he would appear at the presidential debate scheduled for January 19 by the Nigeria Election Debate Group, the presidency has disclosed.

The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, told Daly Independent on Thursday, January 3, that Buhari’s decision will be made public in due time.

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“When it gets to that decision, Nigerians will know what his decision is. We will surely cross the bridge when we get there,” he said.

However, the PDP has said that Buhari must attend the debate as its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was ready to debate with the president in any location he chooses, even if it was inside Aso Villa.

The party’s national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the PDP would also not accept the idea of the president sending a representative to stand for him at the debate.

“President Buhari must participate at the debate. It is he that our candidate, Atiku Abubakar, wants to debate with,” Ologbondiyan said.

“So, it matters to us that he attends the debate and not send in a representative. We are insisting that President Buhari must come in person.

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“Those saying he needs not attend the debate are running away from reality. We are ready to debate with him even inside Aso Villa.

Meanwhile, as the 2019 general elections draw nearer, the presiding pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he told President Muhammadu Buhari that he (Bakare) would become Nigeria's 16th president.

The Lagos-based cleric made the statement in an interview in Calgary, Canada, adding that he is currently building a political family from across the world, which would be deployed for future political aspirations, The Cable reports.

Legit.ng notes that Bakare said President Buhari is the 15th president or head of state of the country, adding that he (Bakare) would be the 16th.

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