With a crucial general election in less than three months, and given the current campaign frenzy by some political parties and their presidential candidates, the Arise Town Hall provides a platform, albeit a constitutional media undertaking, for aspiring office holders to dialogue, debate issues, and canvass for votes.
The forum also provides opportunity for the electorate to question the candidates’ proposed policies and programs, allowing voters to make educated decisions on who should lead them, having effectively understood the candidates’ policy leanings and development orientation.
As a result, it is incumbent on the candidates, as responsible and patriotic individuals who really want to serve the people, to show up and demonstrate that the policies they have been proposing for Nigerians are the best for the country.
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Section 22 of the 1999 constitution provides that “the press, radio, television, and other agencies of the mass media must at all times be free to promote the fundamental objectives outlined in this chapter and uphold the duty of the government of the people.”
This is undoubtedly the driving force for the ARISE News Town Hall, the third in a series, which takes place this Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 7 p.m.
As a result, the third edition, which is expected to focus on education, healthcare, poverty, and human capital, will include four of the major presidential candidates.
They are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) standard bearer Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu.
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In a public notice released to this effect, organisers of the town hall, stated that, “In furtherance to this constitutional duty, ARISE NEWS Channel will host the third in the series of Presidential Town Hall and expects all candidates seeking elections to form government under this constitution, to respect the letters and spirit of the law, either on ARISE NEWS Channel or any broadcast channel or media of their choice, to respond to questions from independent journalists in keeping with the fundamental objectives, responsibility and accountability required by the constitution, for those who wish to lead us.”
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