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#PresidentialDebate2019: Fellow Nigerians, welcome to our coverage of the presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). #2019Debate
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The candidates in attendance are Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Oby Ezekwesili of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressives Party (YPP)
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President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is conspicuously absent. @APCNigeria #Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate
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Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was spotted outside the venue of the debate but hasn't been seen inside the hall so far. @atiku @OfficialPDPNig #Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate
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The candidates are currently giving their opening speeches, precisely on why they should be voted in as President in 2019.
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BREAKING: Atiku Walks Out On #PresidentialDebate2019 After Buhari's Absence | Sahara Reporters
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The moderator asks @MoghaluKingsley: the cost of government is one big concern. The high recurrent-capital expenditure ration.
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He asks how Moghalu intends to reduce it.
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The moderator asks Durotoye how he intends to make Nigeria's tax receipt work
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.@obyezeks Ezekwesili criticises @Atiku and @MBuhari for their absence from the debate
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.@FelaDurotoye speaks in like manner, describing APC and PDP as a coin with two bad sides.
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It's Moghalu's turn to criticise them.
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He @MoghaluKingsley says there are two reasons they are not here:
Arrogance: They believe Nigerians will always come to them. They have a sense of entitlement but not a record of service to the people of Nigeria.
They cannot answer the questions to be asked tonight.
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He says of the APC and PDP: one is the kettle the other is the pot.
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BREAKING: Atiku Apologises For Walkout, Challenges Buhari To Pick Date, Time Of New Debate | Sahara Reporters
"We came here for a Presidential debate, not a candidacy debate, and I, @Atiku Abubakar can not challenge or question an admin..." READ MORE: bit.ly/2FIBEYa
ATIKU APOLOGISES
Meanwhile, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has explained why he left the venue of the ongoing presidential debate, minutes after the programme started.
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Atiku said there was no point participating in the debate if the man in charge of affairs in the present administration is not present. #Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate FOLLOW LIVE: bit.ly/2FKtoGZ
He apologised to Nigerians for leaving the venue, but challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to pick the date and time of another debate where all the candidates would guarantee attendance. #Presidentialdebate2019 #2019Debate FOLLOW LIVE: bit.ly/2FKtoGZ
#Presidentialdebate2019 : Now we take a question from a Law student from Kano.
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What plans do the candidates have, to reduce youth unemployment?
Ezekwesili identifies unemployability as one of the problems
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Among her solutions is massive deregulation of sectors that are closed to the private sector.
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Moghalu says our curricula prepare youth for certification, not qualification for jobs. He vows to involve the private sector in curriculum development.
He says we have to give the right values to students
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#Presidentialdebate2019 Moderator asks Moghalu what he will do about the Biafra agitation #2019Debate
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He says many in Nigeria today do not feel part of Nigeria. He promises that his presidency would make all Nigerians feel Nigerian.
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He also promises inclusive governance. #Presidentialdebate2019
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'They've Announced Their Exit From Governance' — @obyezeks Hits Buhari, Atiku For Shunning #2019Debate | Sahara Reporters
"I'm not surprised they are not here. They have just simply announced their exit from governance. I think it is important...READ MORE: bit.ly/2FIEQmC
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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.
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LIVE: #Nigeria’s presidential candidates face off in debate | TheCable bit.ly/2REj7mM #2019Debate #2019Elections
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#Nigeria''s @MBuhari has begun moves to officially extend the tenure of Ibrahim Idris as Inspector-General of @PoliceNG. Under Service Rules, Idris shd have retired on the 35th anniv of his enlistment, 3 Jan but has continued to run the police regardless.
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s. 215(1)(a) of #Nigeria's constitution says: an Inspector-General of @PoliceNG shall be appointed by the President on advice of the Police Council from among serving members of the NPF.

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#Nigeria’s military used a speech by Donald Trump to justify shooting at protesters in October. We investigated what happened and uncovered that an elite battalion fired machine guns into a crowd of unarmed marchers. nyti.ms/2GwdKAW
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The #MissingDebate is still missing in Nigeria.
The charade of making noise about #PresidentialDebate in Nigeria shows that we have not moved an inch to gain any ground in our #PoliticalPerspective and what really matters!
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The way we are talking about #PresidentialDebate here as though that will change the optics in election shows obviously that we are missing the real debate...The #MissingDebate of our LEGISLATORS. That's the #RealDebate we must talk about.
But I get it, I get why we are clamoring so much about #PresidentialDebate.
I heard @seunokin talking so boldly as though he already had conversation with Buhari that "I know Buhari will not come for the debate"...
Sorry, only Buhari has come for Presidential debate 2ce in Naija!
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#Nigeria does not make or like #toys smh.

Africa exported $183.4m worth of toys led by the ff:

1. Tunisia: $70.3m
2. SA: $65.2m
3. Kenya: $11.2m
4. Morocco: $11.1m
5. Mauritius: $7.4m
6. Uganda: $5.8m
7. Madagascar: $4m
8. Chad: $1.2m
9. C.Verde: $1.1m
10. Zim: $936,000
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#Nigeria doesn't even like #toys smh.

Africa imported $1 billion worth of toys led by the ff:
1. SA: $459.4m
2. Morocco: $86.5m
3. Algeria: $78.5m
4. Egypt: $61.9m
5. Tunisia: $53.3m
6. Angola: $31.9m
7. Mauritius: $25.2m
8. Namibia: $20m
9. Djibouti: $18.5m
10. Libya: $15.4m
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140m Nigerians couldn't be #1.

Africa imported $40.1b worth of electronics led by the ff:
1. South Africa: $8.5 b
2. Egypt: $4.8 b
3. Morocco: $4.6 b
4. Algeria: $4 b
5. Tunisia: $2.7 b
6. Nigeria: $1.7 b
7. Ethiopia: $1.3 b
8. Ghana: $1.2 b
9. Kenya: $1.1 b
10. Angola: $1 b
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Dear President @MBuhari, I hope this meets you well. I don’t know if you remember me. My name is Simon. @simonkolawole. Never mind. We will come to that later. Let us briefly journey into history for proper context into why I have chosen to openly write you this morning.
In February 2001, I finally met you. I had been appointed the editor of TheWeek, I was looking for a great interview. You came to mind, I met you at your house in Jabi, Kaduna, and we had a very good interview. Remember me now? You said something that reinforced my belief in you.
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