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Fellow Nigerians, welcome to our coverage of the second in a four-part interaction of presidential candidates with a town-hall audience in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
#NgTheCandidates
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Tonight is the turn of the All Progressives Congress (APC), represented by President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo. @APCNigeria @NGRPresident @MBuhari @ProfOsinbajo #NgTheCandidates
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Buhari has been told the anti-corruption war of his administration appears to be targeted at the opposition. He has been asked to explain why.
@NGRPresident @MBuhari #NgTheCandidates
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An example is the former SGF, Babachir Lawal. The moderator says the EFCC hasn't investigated him, despite his removal from office supposedly because of his closeness to @MBuhari @NGRPresident #NgTheCandidates
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.@MBuhari asks the moderator to mention specific names. @NGRPresident @AsoRock
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...Buhari answers, saying there has to be evidence for prosecution to take place.
@MBuhari @NGRPresident @AsoRock
#NgTheCandidates
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But when the moderator, @KadariaAhmed, wonders why Lawal wasn't prosecuted since there was sufficient evidence to remove him from office, Osinbajo intervenes.
@ProfOsinbajo @NGRPresident @MBuhari #NgTheCandidates
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The members of the audience have been given the opportunity to ask Mr. President questions. #NGTheCandidates FOLLOW LIVE: bit.ly/2FBMMWI
Richard Ezekiel, on behalf of 25 million persons with disabilities: 'How far about the disability bill"?
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Buhari appears to not hear the question; Osinbajo re-tells him.
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Omotayo Omotosho doesn't exactly ask a question. She enjoins every Nigeria to join the President in fighting corruption.
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The moderator calls for a short break.
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