Ahead of the 2023 governorship elections, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has concluded plans to organise a governorship debate for governorship candidates in the State.
The debate is set to welcome the top five guber candidates in the state who will answer questions bothering on security, economy, employment, education, and other issues that directly affect the Rivers people.
In a statement signed by the Council’s Chairman and Secretary, Stanley Job Stanley, and Ike Wigodo respectively on Monday, December 12, 2022, NUJ said the governorship debate will be broadcast live on both radio and television stations.
According to the statement, “the five top governorship candidates to participate in the debate would be selected by the public through an electronic voting to be conducted by the NUJ Technical Committee.”
The statement further disclosed that modalities for the selection process will soon be rolled out by the Technical Committee.
“NUJ, therefore, urges the public and supporters of various political parties to vote for their candidates when the voting exercise commences.
“The Council also assures all the candidates a level playing field before, during, and after the debate, and enjoined them to make good use of the opportunity provided by the debate to prove their capacities to govern and to also sell themselves to the over 3.5 million Rivers electorate,” the statement added.
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