Nigerians have expressed their displeasure with the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Osun governorship election Ademola Adeleke, over his failure to attend the debate organised by Channels Television for the contenders.
The debate started with the candidates of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Moshood Adeoti; Social Democratic Party (SDP), Iyiola Omisore and African Democratic Congress (ADC), Fatai Akinbade present.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gboyega Oyetola arrived late for the debate.
While Oyetola arrived after the national anthem had been recited and the three candidates had introduced themselves, reading their profile, Adeleke, on the other hand, failed to show up for the debate.
Nigerians took to Twitter to react to Adeleke’s absence at the governorship debate.
@Mr_JAGs @MsTyma_ u bother urself that Adeleke didn’t show up for Osun debate, is it a dancing competition? Uhn! pic.twitter.com/qvYBhqDH9M
— Abious (@Abiousxee) September 17, 2018
I am just wondering if Osun state people are will eventually vote for Senator Adeleke after his absence at the debate.
BTW how many of them are watching it sef ? #OsunDebate
— ???? ALAKOWE Taxi Driver Ibadan (@ogbeni_opa) September 16, 2018
Adeleke has no excuse for not attending the #OsunDebate, It wasn’t a smart move at all. These people will drag him too much here, people who defended Mr LIFELESS when he boycotted Debate in 2015.
— Oluyemi Fasipe ?? (@YemieFASH) September 16, 2018
PDP governorship candidate in Osun, Senator Jackson Adeleke making an important point at the #OsunDebate like pic.twitter.com/elAceKUK84
— Daddy D.O?? (@DOlusegun) September 16, 2018
I hope the national assembly will find a way to make electioneering debates a compulsory ethos in our politics. I hate it when people run away from debates #OsunDebate #OsunDecides2018
— Ati adeleke (@atiadeleke) September 16, 2018
They should have lied to Ademola Adeleke that it was a dancing competition to trick him to attend the debate. #Osundebate
— King Sola (@Solar_unique) September 16, 2018
Adeleke’s absence at the debate is already moral justification for Buhari to miss the next Presidential debate.
Adeleke messed up. #OsunDebate— Temporary PH Guy (@IvyGrit) September 16, 2018
It’s a shame that Adeleke refused to take part in #OsunDebate. We know he can dance and we know he’s a white-garment church attending Muslim but we looked forward to knowing what he stands for, his understanding of politics, his vision and mission.
Bad. Very bad.
— Faisal (@JajaPhD) September 16, 2018
#OsunDebate Senator Adeleke has just lost 25% credibility for being an absentee in the debate. #OsunDecides2018
— Adeyinka lekan (@Adeyinkalekan4) September 17, 2018
How bad is Senator Adeleke if he felt he wouldn’t do better than these insipid, uninspiring candidates that just debated?#OsunDebate
— No one (@ilynem) September 16, 2018
