Supporters of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, staged a protest at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton Hotel venue of the vice presidential debate against his exclusion.
Mr Jude Eya spokesperson of the protesters, known as “Take it Back Movement” told newsmen on Friday that all they wanted was for Sowore to be included in the debate.
He said that the placards they held reflected their opinion on the matter.
Some of the placards had inscriptions, saying their struggle for fairness was a battle of no retreat, no surrender.
According to him, the protest would be sustained because the reason for exclusion of the party’s candidate was not made public.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the debate was put together by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON).
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NAN also reports that the parties that participated were the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN); Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN); All Progressives Congress (APC); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP).
Some Nigerians who witnessed the debate commended the group for the initiative.
Mr Sule Isah told NAN that because of the debate, Nigerians were better informed on the various policies of the parties.
However, Mrs Mary John lamented that the candidates did not discuss the issue of security.
John said that such a pressing issue should not have been neglected and called on the group to include it in the presidential debate.
Let Sowore go and organize his own debate with the other uninvited candidates. After all, the organizers have the right to choose who they want and they’ve made it clear that they don’t want him. So what’s all the fuss about?
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They have a right to. Aren’t they Nigerians?
He is too militant and our issues goes beyond aluta!! I salute his courage but should have gone to the house and shake tables.
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I don’t think protest is the right thing to do .Not until you are stopped from participating to election that you can protest.
He lacks human relation
Even Atiku is eagerly praying for 19th January, Wicked people everywhere,
Una get heart so?
If Buhari die on stage”wetin you gain?
“I pledge to SOWORE my candidate
To be faithful loyal and honest
To stand with him in 2019 Election and beyond
To campaign for him with all my strength
To defend his victory at my polling unit
And uphold that rigging will not be allowed in 2019
So help me God.”
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They deliberately removed him from the debate after he came 3rd on the poll which they BON & NEDG conducted to choose the candidates who will appear on the debate, and choose candidates who came 5th, 7th and 8th positions. The reason is simple, he has the support of Nigerians in diaspora and he is gaining more grounds by the day than other new candidates. He has their track records of criminality and injustices to Nigerians for several years being an investigative journalist who has been busting corruption on his own via his website Sahara Reporters, and fighting for the rights of oppressed Nigerians for 29 years. His manifestos and ideas are so superb that the ruling APC has stolen a lot from it. They are just trying to silence him, But they can’t stop an idea whose time has come.
His team of legal advisers will be petitioning them in a suit next week. Let them tell Nigerians why they omitted his party despite coming 3rd in the polls they conducted, or perhaps what they are scared of.
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Agwu Arisa Agwu no they have the right to protest against injustice
Is Sowore contesting for any post?
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