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| Some of the major presidential Candidates for 2023 in Nigeria |
As part of the efforts toward strengthen Nigeria's Democracy and creating an all-inclusive governance where citizens will be part of, the United Nations Development Programme, human rights organisation, Yiaga Africa and Channels Television have launched a televised programme series designed to provide a public platform for citizens to conduct political debates and focused dialogues to promote electoral awareness for the 2023 general election.
Among those to feature in the series include the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party; Peter Obi of the Labour Party; Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, among others.
According to YAIGA Africa, the television series would comprise citizen dialogues with youth, election experts, development experts, and other influential voices.
A statement issued on Thursday by the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, said the series were aimed at increasing electoral awareness and kindling engagement on social, economic, and development-related topics for Nigeria to consider in the 2023 polls and beyond.